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Veneration of the Buddha as a Fiery Piller   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Veneration of the Buddha as a Fiery Piller
Description
Lively, attenuated figures of celestial beings or nature divinities (yakshas) dance and praise the fiery pillar, which stands in for the presence of the Buddha. The top portion of the pillar surrounded by flames is at the bottom of this fragment, and it is topped with a motif that combines a lotus flower with a trident-shaped symbol often used to mark a sacred and auspicious presence.
Date 175
Medium Limestone
Dimensions Overall: 59 cm (23 1/4 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Indian and South East Asian Art
Accession number
1943.72
Place of creation Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, Satavahana Period (c. 100 BC - c. AD 200)
Credit line Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.72

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