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Fragmentary relief of a bodhisattva

  • Description

    This painted relief of a Bodhisattva formed part of the decoration of a wooden doorway.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › China › Xinjiang › Dandan-oilik (place of creation)
    Date
    5th - 6th century AD (AD 401 - 600)
    Material and technique
    stucco, probably moulded, and painted
    Dimensions
    14.4 x 10.2 x 3 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    processed material › cement/plaster
    Technique index
    formed,
    covered › coated,
    marked,
    decorated
    Object type index
    sculpture › figure
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by A. F. R. Hoernle, 1903.
    Accession no.
    EAX.81

  • Further reading

    Harle, J. C., and Andrew Topsfield, Indian Art in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1987), no. 36a on p. 28, p. 28

Location

    • Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600

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