Last Existence: Unidentified scenes

Part of the drum of a small stūpa depicting scenes from the Last Existence. The recessed base includes a decorated band with a straight festoon with opposite lanceolate leaves between two plain fillets, a plain torus, and a double thin fillet. The cornice has a double wavy line between plain fillets. On the top of the relief there are numerous tool marks, and, at each end, a socket for cramp. The scenes are separated by encased semi-columns of Gandharan-Persepolitan type with incised horizontal bands on the shaft and with a saw-teeth motif on the modillion and all around the frame. The first scene depicts the Buddha standing frontal in abhayamudrā and with a plain nimbus; he holds the hem of the samghāti with his left hand. To his right a male figure is shown with his back turned and his head in profile facing the Buddha. His left arm is raised. He wears an uttarīya and paridhāna and his hair is pulled up in a round knot. The central scene shows the Buddha sitting on a low seat decorated with a row of disks on the front. He is in padmāsana and with the right hand raised probably in abhayamudrā, the left is kept down probably holding a hem of the saṃghāti. He has a plain nimbus. Above his head is shown the umbrella shaped crown of a tree. The Buddha is surrounded by four figures. To this left two princely figures stand slightly turned toward the Buddha, with hands joined in a gesture of adoration. They both wear uttarīya, paridhāna, globular earrings and a turban. To the opposite site are a male figure originally with joined hands and an ascetic holding a kamaṇḍalu in his left hand. The last scene of this relief preserves a standing Buddha with two devotees with joined hands standing to his left. The two devotees have flowy hair with a knot on top and long garments.