A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c10.s2.8
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c10.s2.8
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Buddha seated under a tree in a manner not usual. The features and drapery are of an early type. Fig. C is a good specimen of Buddha seated on the 'diamond throne', closely resembling the Berlin figure seated on a 'lion throne' (*ante*, Plate XXVI). The remaining figure D is interesting as a later and more Hinduized Buddha type, on a ‘lotus throne’, and with the soles of the feet turned up in *yogī* fashion. The right shoulder is bared. The suppliants at the foot of the throne may be the donors of the sculpture.