Pilaster

Drum pilaster in limestone ('Palnad marble') carved with the scene of the First Sermon of the Buddha: a dharmacakra (wheel of the law) on a high pillar over an empty throne with cushions and Buddhapada below, surrounded by worshippers, ganas or dwarfs and seated deer. Abraded.

Kind

artefact

Date

200–240 CE

Place

Amarāvatī (16.5700, 80.3600)