Fragment of a relief showing the lower part of two ascetics’ bodies and the foot of a third figure. The original scene probably represented the Visit of the Ascetics. The Brahman teacher Bāvari sends his sixteen brahmin students to the Buddha to answer questions about the goal of his teachings …
Fragment of a relief showing the upper part of an elderly ascetic’s body.
The figure was carved in the right profile, his head is turning upwards. His right hand is on the chin. His hair is stylized in stacked coils.
Fragment of a relief probably showing the Tug of War competition.
Siddhārtha engages in a tug of war competition to prove his strength.
On the right, Siddhārtha is standing in the right three-quarter view. He is wearing a turban of the Indian type, no longer fully discernible, and earrings with …
Fragment of a relief, possibly a cornice, showing a semi-column of the Gandharan-Persepolitan with modillion. The base was plain. A rectangular tenon is carved on the bottom face.
Fragment of a relief showing the upper body of a male donor.
The figure was standing frontally. He is holding an offering, probably a garland now not discernible, in both hands. He wears an uttarīya over the shoulders (?) and a short flat band necklace with beads.
Fragment of a cornice carved with a row of vertical separate acanthus leaves. The top face shows a rectangular socket running the whole surface. Remains of a short, rectangular socket is found on the bottom face.
Fragment of a relief showing the Buddha’s death. Despite being ill after receiving food offerings, the Buddha continues to travel to Kapilavastu until he is forced to stop at Kuśīnagara in a śala forest. Here he announces to his retinue that he will soon pass away. He delivers his …
Part of a relief showing a row of four male devotees. The scene is defined on the left by a framed semi-column of the Gandharan-Corinthian type. The base is plain. A circular nail hole is drilled between the dividing element and the last devotee figure.
The devotees are all standing …
A relief depicting the conversion of Apalāla. Furious for not receiving proper offerings from the local community, threatens to cause disastrous floods in the valley. The Buddha and Vajrapāṇi, while traveling to promulgate the Doctrine, seek to help the people and subdue the vicious nāga. Vajrapāṇi destroys the mountain where …
Fragment of a relief possibly representing the Visit of the Ascetics. The Brahman teacher Bāvari sends his sixteen brahmin students to the Buddha to answer questions about the goal of his teachings and how to attain the same. Each of the sixteen ascetics pays the Buddha a visit in Śrāvastī …
Fragment of a relief depicting a male devotee. The figure is standing in the right three-quarter view with joined hands. He wears a paridhāna and an uttarīya. On the left are the remains of a vertical vine scroll between a fillet.