Buddha with devotees; adoration of the alms-bowl

A simple false niche showing three generic scenes. The lower nave is divided from the upper voluted, pseudotrefoil arch by a row of ogival leaves. The frame of the pseudotrefoil arch is groved. The semi arches are separated from the upper part by a row of dentils. The top arch has an internal double frame decorated with a double zigzag motif/grooved saw-teeth motif. A circular hole for nail is drilled in the proper upper right corner of the lower nave’s figured field. The figured field of the lower nave shows a buddha with two devotees - the figure on the left is not preserved. The buddha is sitting in padmāsana and dhyānamudrā on a low seat. He is wrapped in the overrobe covering his hands and feet. The nimbus is plain and surrounded by branches of a tree. On the left, a male devotee is standing in three-quarter view with joined hands. He has curly hair. The figure is dressed in paridhāna and uttarīya. The scene on the semi-arches depicts a buddha with devotees carved in bust length. The buddha is frontal, his right hand is in abhayamudrā, and his left is holding an edge of the saṃghāti. The nimbus is plain, and a tree branch is carved on both sides. Both devotees are shown in three-quarter view and have joined hands. The frame of the arch portrays the Buddha's alms-bowl on a throne under a tree. The bowl has a thickened rim. It rests on a backless throne with turned legs and a drape on the front. A tree with upward branches is carved in the background.