Veneration of the Buddha as a Fiery Pillar
AD late 100s-200s
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Veneration of the Buddha as a Fiery Pillar, AD late 100s-200s. Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, Satavahana Period (c. 100 BC - c. AD 200). Limestone; overall: 59 cm (23 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1943.72 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.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- limestone
- Medium
- limestone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 59 cm (23 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1943.72
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Images of Enlightenment: Gems from Buddhist Art of Asia, Tree and Serpent: The Evolution of Early Buddhist Art in India
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 242A Ancient India
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