sculpture carving stupa fragment

Title

sculpture carving stupa fragment

Identifier

ABDUA:26002

Description

Carved schist head of the Buddha The halo, which came to be an inevitable tribute for all Buddhist divinities, probably derives from the ancient Iranian convention of symbolising the celestial light of Ahura Mazda with a disc or sun. From this source, the halo found its way into early Christian and Buddhist art as a means of signifying the divine radiance emanating from the person of Christ or the Buddha.

Format

H: 250 mm W: 270 mm

Coverage

Asia Pakistan Swat.Valley Morah.Pass Nulbanda Swat.Valley Morah.Pass

Subject

Buddha

Relation

stone schist

Contributor

Reid,Alexander.J.Forsyth Gen Sir

UUID

3dd8a46f-a0c3-42b5-aa33-3d8e26213559

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