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THBIndian Limestone Relief Panel Fragment - Lotus Mandala
Lot 93
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Central Asia, India, Sattavahana Dynasty, ca. 2nd century CE. A fabulous and finely-preserved relief panel, meticulously carved and incised from chalky-white limestone, depicting a mandala-form lotus flower. The floral motif is comprised of a central disc decorated with 17 stamped circles on a central boss surrounded with a recessed groove boasting dozens of miniscule flutes, with three encircling rings of incised petals on the interior, and a pair of broad rings with additional petals and short serpentine scales around the exterior. The intricate stylization of this panel suggests that the relief was part of a Buddhist stupa of the Sattavahana Dynasty, similar to the monuments from Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda. Size: 17.25" W x 15.75" H (43.8 cm x 40 cm); 17.1" H (43.4 cm) on included custom stand.
The symbolism of the lotus was very important in Indian art, and is summarized beautifully by author Vidya Dehejia: "The lotus flower, which grew so abundantly in the Indian landscape and emerged fresh and pure from the hidden depths of muddy waters, was a pan-Indian symbol of purity. Buddhists adopted the symbolism of the lotus and equated its emergence from the murky depths to the manner in which the Buddha, born in this corrupt world, rose above it in his crystalline purity" ("Indian Art." 1997, p. 70).
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Dr. Gary Karch collection, Aventura, Florida, USA, acquired in the 1990s
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#146234This is a fragment of a larger relief panel. Small chips and abrasions to obverse, peripheries, and verso commensurate with age, with light softening to some finer details, and minor encrustations. Nice earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory label beneath bottom of stone.Condition
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