Articles by DiGA

Vintner

Fragment of a relief preserving a vintner. The cornice consists of a plain fillet. On both the top and bottom faces is a tenon. The scene was originally framed. On the left is an extant dividing element in the form of an encased pilaster with Corinthian capital and torus base …
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Ichthyocentaur

A string triangular element of a stair railing representing an Ichthyocentaur. It is defined by a plain listel frame. On the back are diagonal marks of chisel. The ichthyocentaur occupies the whole figurative field. He is facing right with joined hands slightly bending forwards. He has bulging open eyes and …
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Therianthropic figure

A figured bracket-spacer depicting a therianthropic male figure. He is sitting, the left leg is bent down, and the right knee is raised up. He is holding a cup in his left hand and his right hand lies on the thigh. His eyes are closed. Some of his features are …
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Lion

Part of a projecting figured bracket depicting a lion. The lion was probably standing. The mouth is gaping with a long dangling tongue, and whiskers rendered by schematic lines. The eyes are big and elongated. The mane is defined by flame-like locks of hair.
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Winged figure

A figured bracket-spacer depicting a winged male figure. The figure is seating, his right hand is resting on the knee, while the left seems to hold a small unidentified object. The face is round, the eyes are bulging and elongated. The remnants of a mustache curving are still visible. The …
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Adoration of the relics

A figured base of a statue originally depicting a standing Buddha, of which only the feet are preserved. The base consists of a pair of superimposed plain fillets, the cornice of a projecting fillet overlapping a row of saw-teeth. All the elements continue on the sides of the base, where …
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Buddhas

Fragment of a cornice with two seated buddhas and the remnants of a third one, separated by intertwined trees with branches spreading upwards and split in two. A hole for nail is cut through the background of the figure on the left. On the back face, parallel vertical tool marks …
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Buddha and devotee

Part of a relief depicting a buddha and a devotee. The base is plain, the cornice is decorated with a net with oblique lines surmounted by a plain listel. A socket for cramp is visible on the bottom left. The relief depicts a buddha and a devotee separated by a …
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Unidentified scenes

Part of a figured frieze with separated scenes, originally consisting of two superimposed registers. The base is plain, the extant cornice includes a row of chevrons. The scenes are separated by an encased Gandharan-Corinthian pillar. On the back are vertical marks of chisel. In the scene on the right, a …
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Right hand

Fragment of a right hand and mid-forearm of a sculpture, probably that of a Buddha. The fingers of the left hand are also preserved suggesting the dharmacakramudrā.
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Modular element

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 is composed …
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Buddha

Fragment of a relief preserving a Buddha head under a tree. The Buddha has a separated uṣṇīṣa and a nimbus with a plain border. He is sitting under the branches of a tree with an umbrella-shaped crown and lanceolate leaves.
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Male figures

Part of a figured relief depicting three male figures. The base consists of a plain fillet, the cornice of a projecting band, a raw of saw-teeth, and superimposed, projecting fillets. The three male figures – the left one is poorly preserved – are standing under a voluted, raised round arch with pendants …
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Umbrella

A lotus-shaped umbrella belonging to a small stūpa.
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Rosettes

A cornice showing rosettes. The base consists of two superimposed projecting plain fillets, the cornice of a projecting plain fillet. A rectangular section socket is carved on the left-proper face, two rectangular section sockets are on the top face. The back face shows horizontal marks of chisel. The figured field …
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Mundane scene

Part of a figured frieze originally consisting of two superimposed registers, the upper one depicting figures in various attitudes. The lower one only preserves a head. The dividing band is carved with a geometric motif which is not discernible. The cornice has a row of carenated upright left-and-dart. A male …
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Yakṣī

Dividing element carved with a yakṣī of the śālabhañjikā type encased within a frame. On the bottom face, a rectangular tenon is visible while a rectangular socket of the same size is preserved. The yakṣī is standing on a plain low squared plinth, the right leg is crossed in front …
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Last Existence: Birth Cycle; male figures

Part of a figured frieze originally consisting of two superimposed registers. The lower one depicts three episodes of the Last Existence of the Buddha, the upper one figures in various attitudes. The dividing band is carved with a geometric motif that is not discernible. The scenes in the lower register …
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Therianthropic figure

A figured bracket-spacer depicting a theriantrophic male figure. He is sitting, the right leg is bent down, and the left knee is raised up. He has a protruding belly and a flabby chest. His right hand originally rested on the ground, while his left hand lies on his right thigh …
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