The Parinirvana cycle: the coffin.
The coffin, laying on a moulded podium between two sala trees, is watched by five standing male figures: to right a wandering monk (Mahakasyapa), with head covered and short staff, to left a mourning princely figure; behind the coffin, two monks touching the coffin, the one to right with right hand raised in a gesture of mourning. Above, emerging from the background, is a bearded Vajrapani holding vajra
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Description
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| Type |
sculpture :: relief (classification) :: panel |
| Name |
6 |
| Provenance |
Pakistan (nation) |
| Current Location |
Kolkata, Indian Museum (museum) |
| Cultural Affiliation |
religious : Buddhist |
| Inventory Number (museum) |
2402 |
| Material |
schist (stone) |
| Chronology |
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| Period |
Gandharan |
| Date earliest/latest |
1 / 300
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| Techniques | |
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| # 1 | relief |
| Dimensions (in m) |
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| Height | 0.49 |
| Width | 0.45 |
| Thickness | 0.05 |
| Preservation details |
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| Overall state | good |
| Restored | no |
| Notes on preservation | Chipped on the lower corners and in correspondance to the arms of the figure to left |
