Double-Faced Crossbar from a Railing
https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.44
This lens-shaped section of a crossbar is from one of the the earliest known Buddhist monuments in India to be embellished with stone relief carvings. It is from a circular fence that surrounded a stupa and demarcated the sacred space from the outside world.
Sculpture
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id
150993
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contentType
sculpture
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| citation |
citation
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rights
CC0
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
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"Q60755205"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1982.44
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1982.44/1982.44_web.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1982.44/1982.44_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1982.44/1982.44_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Technique
plum-colored sandstone
Medium
plum-colored sandstone
Genre
Sculpture
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Relations
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