Articles by DiGA

Stair-side element

A plain side element of a staircase. It is cut across by two large square holes (joint recess). On the proper right side the holes fall into a large continuous vertical socket. A socket for cramp is visible to the proper left side of the bottom. There are remnants of …
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Unidentified scene

Fragment of a relief depicting an unidentified scene. There are some large vertical tool marks on the back. The extant base is a plain fillet, on the right there are remnants of a dividing element in the shape of an encased figure. This figure is standing frontal with the left …
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Umbrella

Half of a plain umbrella belonging to a small stūpa.
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Last Existence: Cutting a Bundle of Reeds

Part of a frieze relief with two superimposed registers, the lower one showing scenes from the Princely Life, of the upper one only remain scant traces. The registers are separated by a straight festoon with lozenges. The base consists of a projecting band, whose finish is lost. An almost circular …
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Last Existence: Visit of Indra

Fragment of a relief with scenes from the Last Existence. The base consists of a plain fillet. Scattered vertical tool marks are visible on the back. The extant scene represents the Visit of Indra. The Buddha is meditating in a cave when the god Indra approaches him with the gandharva …
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Therianthropic figure

A bracket-spacer depicting a therianthropic male figure. There are small toolmarks on the top and on the sides. The figure is kneeling with both hands on the floor. He has pig ears and a large retractile penis. The torso is pronounced, and the stomach is enlarged. He wears a bracelet …
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Buddha and devotees

A projecting figure bracket depicting Buddha and devotees. The body of the bracket preserves a vertical socket for wall on both sides. On the bottom there is a rectangular tenon. Buddha sits in dhyānamudrā and padmāsana, to each side there are scant remains of a headless standing figure, arguably devotees …
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Male devotee

A figured bracket depicting a naked male devotee. The base is plain. Behind the figure there are vertical continuous sockets on both sides, and projects a dove-tail tenon. On the bottom there is a small rectangular tenon. The devotee stands with the upper part of the body slightly turned to …
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Male figure

A figured bracket depicting a male figure. Behind the figure there are vertical continuous sockets on both sides, and projects a tenon. On the top side of the tenon there is a mason mark, on the bottom there is a small rectangular tenon. The now headless figure stands frontal with …
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Modular element

Half of a modular element, perhaps a support to an architectural element. Probably belonging to either the pedestal or a chattravali of a small stūpa. The top face, circular in section, shows two concentric plain mouldings and one plain fillet. Follows a row of lanceolate petals/leaves. The main body …
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Rosettes

A bracket spacer depicting two rosettes. The sides are slanted toward the back for fitting purposes. Small chisel marks are scattered on the back, in particular on the right part. The bracket depicts two rosettes of four petals on oblique axes, pointed sepals and pistil encased in a plain frame …
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Half-lotus, rosettes

A bracket spacer depicting half full-blown lotus. The sides are slanted and rebated toward the back for fitting purposes. The bracket spacer, within a plain frame, depicts a large half full-blown lotus inscribed in a plain semi-circle. The hollows in the upper corners are filled by quarter-rosettes.
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Rosettes

A bracket spacer depicting four half rosettes within filleted opposite triangles. On the proper right side there is a continuous vertical rebated joint. The back is projecting for fitting purposes. The bracket spacer, within a plain frame, depicts four opposite triangles resulting from the intersection of two plain fillets, filled …
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Buddha

A stele statue depicting the Buddha. The Buddha is standing frontally, the weight of the body is placed on his right leg. His right hand is raised in a now lost gesture, while le left holds an hem of the overrobe. The drapery of the saṃghāti are rendered in well-spaced …
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Buddha

A stele statue depicting the Buddha. Sparse horizontal tool marks are visible on the back. The Buddha is standing frontally, his right arm is raised, a circular socket in the center of the wrist was intended to connect the now lost hand. The facial features are lost, and there are …
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Buddha

A statue depicting the Buddha. The back shows parallel horizontal tool marks. He is sitting in padmāsana on a low seat with a moulded base and covered in grass. His right hand was probably in abhayamudrā and his left is holding an edge of the saṃghāti. He is wrapped in …
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Bodhisattva

Fragment of a statue depicting the upper body of a Bodhisattva. He wears a necklace set, armlets on the right arm and remnants of an uttarīya on the left shoulder. There are remains of an elaborated hairstyle with central ribbon and remnants of a nimbus on the sides of the …
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Buddha

A headless statue depicting the Buddha. The back shows faint vertical tool marks. A circular nail hole cuts across the statue to the left of Buddha’s waist. He is sitting in padmāsana on a low seat with moulded base and covered in grass. His right hand is in abhayamudrā …
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Buddha and devotees

A relief depicting Buddha and Devotees. There are toolmarks on the back and bottom sides. The base is a plain fillet. Buddha is sitting in padmāsana on a low seat with moulded cornice. His right hand is in abhayamudrā, his left is holding an edge of the saṃghāti. He is …
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Buddha and donors

Upper part of a false niche consisting of a carinated and voluted arch with a disk-like finial. On the back face, there are remnant of a scene with a recognizable standing male figure from a reused panel. The arch frame is decorated with two rows, one per side, of overlapping …
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