Indra Visiting the Buddha, 2nd century
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Frederic, Louis
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Indra, an old Vedic deity who had gradually fallen into oblivion, here comes in person, followed by his elephant, to pay homage to the sacredness of the Buddha, The latter is meditating in a cave in a rock with a peacock on top, A hole underneath shelters a bear, Indra wears on his head the fortress-shaped crown which is his attribute, He is followed by a man with a yak-tail fly-swatter, The elephant carries flowers in his trunk, This low relief must originally have formed part of the decoration of a stupa, The treatment is still a little crude, The Buddha sits cross-legged in his shelter, He receives his visitor smiling and with a friendly gesture, The protuberance on his head is clearly visible, Indian Musuem, Calcutta,
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Basham Collection
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1959
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