Articles by DiGA

Last Existence: Princely life

Part of a curved frieze depicting scenes from the Last Existence. The projecting base is a plain fillet, the cornice is decorated with a row of ogival leaf-and-darts. There are large vertical tool marks on the back. There is a socket on the left side of the top face, and …
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Buddhas

Dividing element in the shape of an encased column of the Gandharan-Persepolitan type with a standing buddha in front of the shaft on both figured sides of the element. A square tenon is carved on the bottom face, next to it there is a ???. The buddha stands with an outthrust …
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Lamps

A slab carved on top with four diya lamps in the shape of pipal leaves, remnants of a fifth one are visible on the right. The first one on the left is larger than the others. On the front there is a Kharoṣṭhī inscription.
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Festoon

Fragment of a projecting cornice decorated with a straight festoon with lanceolate framed by plain fillets.
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Garuḍa

Fragment of a relief depicting the head of a figure with bird-like facial features, probably Garuḍa. The head is depicted besides the extrados of an arch of Indian type. The arch frame is decorated with a row of saw-teeth. The figure is in three quarter right profile, he has a …
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Rosettes

A cornice showing a row of rosettes and sheves framed by a plain fillet. There is socket for cramp on the top side on the right. The figured field depicts rosettes with five petals alternating with sheaves.
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Acanthus leaves

Part of a projecting cornice decorated with a row of vertical separate acanthus leaves with plain leaves behind. There are two horizontal rectangular sockets in a row on the top side.
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Gandharan-Corinthian capital

Fragment of the capital of a pillaster. Of the capital remains a central part with a miniature Corinthian capital, and and part of the modillion. On the top side there is a large mark in the shape of a crossed circle, and several toolmarks.
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Figure

Fragment of a relief depicting a standing figure. There are large horizontal parallel tool marks on the back, a rectangular tenon on the bottom, and an horizontal continuous joint on the top. The sculpted side depicts a figure standing slightly tilted to the proper left, besides a framed semi-column of …
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Buddha; male figure

Fragment of statue depicting a standing Buddha of which only the left foot remains. The figure was originally standing on a podium depicting an unidentifiable scene. The scene is topped by a cornice depicting a row of upright ogival leaves. In the figured field remains a kneeling male figure, probably …
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Bracket

The body of a bracket with convex cut groove. The sockets for wall are preserved, while the tenon is lost.
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Female figures

Fragment of a cornice depicting female busts in various attitudes. The lower framing is a plain fillet, the upper framing is a plain ovolo. Two figures are visible of which the details are lost.
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Bracket

A bracket with convex cut groove. The sockets for wall and the dovetail tenon are preserved. There are scattered toolmarks on the bottom.
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Bracketed cornice

Part of a bracketed cornice. There is a large dovetail socket on the top, and three holes – irregular in section – cutting across the cornice upper slab. The top of the cornice slab also has several scattered tool marks. The extant piece shows three brackets, on the proper right side the …
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Semi-columns of the Gandharan-Corinthian type

Fragment of the capital of a pillaster. Of the capital remains a central part with a miniature Corinthian capital, a fragment of a similar miniature capital on the right side and and part of the modillion.
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Chequered grid with alternating relief squares

Part of a drum of small stūpa decorated with a chequered grid with alternating relief squares, topped by a bracketed cornice. On the top side there is a socket for cramp on the proper left side.
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Rosette

Fragment of a stūpa umbrella with a border decorated with a straight festoon of lanceolate leaves and a pattern of rosettes framed into concentric coffers.
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