A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s1.14

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It may be well to mention the existence of other excellent specimens of the mediaeval Bihār style, without detailed description or illustration. (1) Mr. Marshall notes as the most beautiful of the later finds at Sārnāth, dating from the eleventh or twelfth century, a tiny figure of Avalokiteśvara, 3½ inches high, the carving of which, though somewhat stereotyped in character, is said to be executed with a delicacy and refinement which would do credit to a Chinese artist¹; (2) the large Buddha called Mātā Kunwar at the famous site near Kasiā, Gorakhpur District²; (3) a fine Vishnu at Devathala, Dinājpur District, Bengal³; and (4) sundry Buddhist sculptures from Kurkihār and Bishanpur, especially a remarkable relief of a Bodhisattva teaching, as described and illustrated by Dr. Stein⁴. The list might be largely extended from the collections in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, the Provincial Museum, Lucknow, and at other places.