[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911) › c16.s2.6 # A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c16.s2.6 A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c16.s2.6 - **Language:** English ### [c16.s2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c16.s2.6) I cannot trace a wonderful object briefly described by Mr. King—a sardonyx of great intrinsic value, six inches in height and width, and nearly the same in thickness, engraved with a representation of Buddha seated in a cave, surrounded by numerous attributes, and all cut with marvellous skill.⁵ The subject evidently was the visit of Indra, as treated in the Gandhāra and Mathurā sculpture (\*ante\*, Figs. 51, 60). The late General Pearse's rich collection of gems and seals, recently bought by the Government \[Figure: 1 - [Previous: c16.s2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c16.s2.5) - [Next: c16.s2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c16.s2.7) - [Up: c16.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c16.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c16.s2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c16.s2.6) · Pramāṇa