A STONE STUPA

Description:

North-India, ca. 12th c.
H. 16,7/20 cm
The domed-shaped stupa is carved in deep relief with four arched niches, each containing a tathagata Buddha, all seated in vajrasana, showing different hand gestures, wearing monastic garment and their faces displaying a serene expression.
From a Franconian private collection, assembled between 1970 and 1995
Traces of age, partly chipped, mounted on wood stand