Indian Sculpture c8.66
Indian Sculpture c8.66
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c8.66
²⁹ Relief panel of railing post of stūpa II, Sāñcī. Second century B.C. A lotus scroll is upheld by an elephant, which stands on a fish; jewellery, a racing bull and Yakṣas form part of the lotus landscape. The latter support a slab, the seat of the Buddha. ‘Behind’ this the railing, which ‘surrounds’—front