Fragment of a Pillar Railing
2nd century B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
This fragment once formed a part of a railing or pillar of a great Buddhist stupa at Bharhut, in Madhya Pradesh, erected during the Shunga period. This was one of the earliest large-scale Buddhist monuments in India. The distinctive treatment of the eyes and facial features carved in shallow relief identify reliefs from this site.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Red Sandstone
- Locations
- Place made: Bharhut, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Period
- Shunga Period
- Dimensions
- 7 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (18.4 x 19.1 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 79.254.3
- Credit Line
- Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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