Indian Sculpture c8.112

c8.112

50. Part of coping stone, Amarāvatī. Middle second century A.D. Madras Museum. On the left a stūpa is approached worshipfully by three men, on the right three monkish-looking figures and a woman holding a cloth, in front of them; below her, i.e. next to her, a smaller figure of a woman. In front of the stūpa three seated and worshipping women, a child behind the one on the left, a cattle herd in front and two shepherds, one playing on a long flute. This scene is divided from the next by a gate and a wall. Within this, and in front of a building supported by pillars, the following are shown: in the centre a couch with a lady and a prince, another couch with two ladies on the left, and behind this a tree. Opposite a monkish male figure and a woman, ladies in waiting behind the couch in the pillared hall, musician, etc., on the right. On the left, and next to the couch, a childlike figure with locks, carrying a bowl and some object.