Collection

Male devotee

Fragment of a relief showing the outline of a standing male devotee with joined hands. He wears an uttarīya exposing the chest and the right shoulder, and a long necklace.

Architectural element

Fragment of a relief preserving part of the capital of a Gandharan-Persepolitan column.

Unidentified scene

Fragment of a relief showing the remains of two back-to-back kneeling figures, possibly female, both pouring either a liquid or coins from a globular pot. The right foot of a standing figure (a buddha?) can be seen on the right.

Vine scroll

Fragment of a relief showing the remains of a vine scroll with leaves.

Male and female figures

Fragment of a relief preserving on the right the feet of a figure, probably male, and on the left the lower body part of a female figure. This latter wears a long tunic spreading at the feet and a mantle. The base of the relief was plain.

Last Existence: Visit of the Ascetics

Fragment of a relief depicting 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 and …

Base with feet

Fragment of the base of a relief preserving the feet of a figure. The base is projected and plain.

Male devotee

Fragment of a relief preserving a male devotee standing and turning towards his left. He has joined hands and wears a paridhāna and an uttarīya, a short and a long necklace, and a band-shaped armlet. On the left are the remains of a vertical framed vine scroll.

Bodhisattva

Head of a bodhisattva. He has open eyes, a circular ūrṇā carved on the forehead, earrings, and long flowing hair. Remains of the nimbus are still visible.

Male devotee

Fragment of a relief showing the chest of a male devotee. He has joined hands. He wears a long multiple strands necklace, a lobed armlet, and wristlets with raised edges (?).

Figures

Fragment of a relief showing a standing (female?) figure and the arm of another not preserved. The first figure is turning left with the body slightly bent forward. It wears a mantle (?) that seems to be draped on the left arm.

Ascetics

Fragment of a relief preserving the lower body of two standing ascetics. The base is plain, and the fragment is defined on the left by a plain fillet. On the right are the remains of the first figure carved as if he is walking. At the height of his left …

Male figure

Fragment of a relief showing the outline of a male figure. His right hand was raised.

Buddha

A stele statue representing the Buddha. He is sitting in padmāsana on a low seat with a grass cushion and a drape hanging on the front. His hands are in dharmacakramudrā. The figure is wrapped in the saṃghāti covering the feet and with oval neckline. The drapery is rendered in …

Winged male figure

A false bracket in the shape of a winged male figure. He is holding an offering – or possibly a reliquary – on both hands. He is naked and adorned with a V-shaped necklace.

Male pairs

A figured cornice depicting eight pairs in a columned porch. There are a continuous vertical socket on the left side of the back, a rebated joint on the proper right side and two tenons on the bottom; on the top there is a horizontal socket for cramp on the proper …

Last Existence: Visit of the ascetics

Part of a curved frieze depicting 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 …

Last Existence: First Sermon

Part of a relief depicting the First Sermon. After attaining Enlightenment in Bodh Gayā, the Buddha travels to Sarnath. In the Deer Park, he teaches the dharma to the five ascetics with whom he had shared years of practice. There are parallel vertical chisel marks on the back and a …