Collection

Buddha

A stele statue depicting the Buddha. The back face shows parallel horizontal tool marks covering the whole surface. The Buddha is seated in padmasanā and dhyanamudrā over a seat covered by a cloth hanging in double u-shaped diaper fold. He is wrapped in his overrobe with round neckline. He has …

Buddha

A headless stele statue depicting the Buddha. The back face shows oblique large tool marks. The Buddha is sitting in padmāsana. The right hand is in abhayamudrā, the palm is marked by circle and the fingers are webbed. The left hand is not preserved. He is wrapped in the overrobe …

Buddha and devotee

Part of a figured cornice depicting a buddha and a devotee. The base consists of a plain fillet, the cornice is not preserved. The figured field shows a buddha and a devotee both under an arch with pendants. On the left, a buddha is sitting in padmāsana and dhyānamudrā. He …

Last Existence: Buddha’s death

A rectangular panel representing the Mahāparinirvāṇa. Despite being ill after receiving food offerings, the Buddha continues to travel until he is forced to stop at Kuśīnagara. Here, he announces to his retinue that he will soon pass away. He then enters his final meditation and dies, achieving his final nirvāṇa …

Rosettes

Part of a slab with rosettes decoration. On the bottom there are large parallel tool marks. On the front and along the border on the top runs a row of rosette-and-sheaf.

Buddha and devotees

A harmikā showing a buddha and devotees on each side. All the scenes are comprised between corner pilasters of the Gandharan-Corinthian type with a short flute on the shaft. The base consists of a projecting plain band. The cornice is decorated with a row of vertical separate acanthus leaves with …

Buddha

Bust of a statue depicting the Buddha. On the back there are parallel deep horizontal chisel marks. The statue was originally seated, the hands are in dharmachakramudra. The buddha wears a robe that leaves the right arm and shoulder exposed. The hair has parallel waves and separated uṣṇīṣa and he …

Buddha and male devotee

Part of a figured cornice depicting a buddha and devotee. The base consists of a plain fillet, the cornice of a projecting band decorated with a row of a row of bordered original leaf-and-dart. Vertical parallel tool marks run on the back of the relief. The proper right side has …

Adoration of the Turban

Part of a figured cornice depicting Siddhārtha’s turban and a devotee. The base consists of a plain fillet, the cornice of a projecting band decorated with a row of a row of bordered original leaf-and-dart. Vertical parallel tool marks run on the back of the relief. On the top …

Bodhisattva in Tuṣita heaven; Buddhas and devotees

A harmikā showing a buddha and devotees on three sides, and a bodhisattva in Tuṣita heaven on the fourth. All the scenes are comprised between corner pilasters of the Gandharan-Corinthian type with a short flute on the shaft. The base consists of a plain fillet. There is a large square …

Buddha and devotee

Fragment of a figured cornice depicting a buddha and devotees. The base consists of a plain fillet. Vertical parallel tool marks run on the back of the relief. A rectangular tenon is visible on the bottom. The figured field shows a buddha and a devotee originally under an arch with …

Buddha and devotees

Lower part of a simple false-niche depicting a buddha with devotees. Some drawing lines are visible on the bottom. The scene is enclosed in a plain double frame. The buddha sits in padmāsana on a low seat the right hand is up in an unidentified position, the left arguably holds …

Last Existence: Visit of Indra

Fragment of a false-niche (?). On the back and on the top there are several tool marks of various type. On the bottom there is a small rectangular socket. On the proper left side there is a small circular drill hole. The base consists of a straight festoon with a row …

Birds and winged lion

Element of a cornice probably of a small square monument. There are two sockets for cramps at both ends of the top side, where are also visible large parallel tool marks. Both sides converge toward the back giving the element a wedge shape. The cornice depicts two birds and a …

Bodhisattva and donors, Unidentified scene

Part of a panel depicting narrative scenes. There are some scattered toolmarks on the back side. Some parallel small chisel marks are also visible in the central part of the bottom side. To both ends of the top side there is a socket for cramp. The base is a plain …

Garland bearers

Part of a cornice, depicting three garland-bearers and figures. The cornice is a plain fillet. The back face shows tool marks going in various directions. From the right, a garland bearer is standing, the upper part of the body is frontal, the lower is slightly turning towards his left. The …

Male devotees and donors

Fragment of a figured cornice depicting a row of busts under ogival windows. The left side of the back is rebated and includes a vertical socket running along three quarter of the height from the bottom, and a smaller indentation corresponding to a small square socket on the top. There …

Buddha

Lower half of a statue representing the Buddha. There are large parallel horizontal chisel marks on the back. The buddha sits in dhyānamudrā and padmāsana on a seat with turned legs and a drape hanging in front in two diaper folds. The buddha is wrapped in his overrobe with feet …

Bodhisattva in Tuṣita Heaven

A panel depicting the Bodhisattva in Tuṣīta Heaven. The base is a plain fillet. The back side shows deep parallel vertical chisel marks. The scene represents the Bodhisattva in Tuṣita Heaven. Tuṣita is the abode of the deities and bodhisattva. The buddha-to-be Maitreya resides here, as the other bodhisattvas before …