Amaravati Relief
Amaravati Relief
Published 2018-08-20T16:47:01+00:00
This relief is a decorative part of the Great Shrine of Amaravati, founded around 200 BC in what is now the state of Andhra Pradesh in the south-east, was one of the oldest, largest and most important Buddhist monuments in ancient India.
The shrine, with its solid, domed structure, was a stupa and probably contained a relic – perhaps of a famous teacher. Devotees honoured the enshrined relic by walking around the stupa in a clockwise direction. While doing so, they could also benefit by viewing scenes from the Life of the Buddha sculpted on the railing that surrounded the walkway. Some devotees gave money for the decoration of the stupa and these gifts are recorded in inscriptions.
发表的日期 | 20/08/2018 |
标题 | Amaravati Relief |
Date | 3rd century BC – 3rd century AD |
加入 | Room 33a |
期 | Ancient |
媒介 | Limestone |
Record | http://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting/galleries/asia/room_33a_amaravati.aspx |
艺术家 | Unknown artist |
位置 | British Museum |