Indian Buddhist Stele with Adorned Figure and Attendants

An Indian pink sandstone Buddhist Stele, C.3-5th century AD.…
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An Indian pink sandstone Buddhist Stele, C.3-5th century AD. Carved in deep relief, with a central standing adorned figure raised on the highest tier with nimbus, surrounded by registers of attendants, beneath a pair of swans, to each side a galloping horse is mounted atop the head of an elephant, 46.5 cm high (the forearms of the central figure missing) Exhibited: the Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 'Jitish Kallat: circa', 13 October 2012 - 7 April 2013. Provenance: Ex Dr. Rose collection, Melbourne

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  • Tier - One or more under-shelves of a table or cabinet.
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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