Zuil met kleine mensen en guirlande

anonymous, 250 - 300

Dwarfs bearing a garland with medallions. Half of an octagonal column. India, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. 3rd century. Limestone. Dwarfs bearing a garland was originally a Graeco-Roman decorative motif. It was introduced to Andhra Pradesh through commercial contacts between Southern India and the Roman Empire. This Graeco-Roman decorative motif was absorbed into the vibrant Buddhist sculpture for which Amaravati is famous. Given by Stichting het Amsterdamse Fonds.

  • Artwork typesculpture, fragment, column
  • Object numberAK-MAK-304
  • Dimensionsheight 48 cm x depth 17 cm x width 34 cm x weight 62.2 kg

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Zuil met dwergen en guirlande. (former title)
    • Zuil met kleine mensen en guirlande

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-304

  • Description

    Helft van een achtkantige zuil; relief met drie ganas die een guirlande dragen.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Andhra Pradesh

  • Dating

    250 - 300

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 48 cm x depth 17 cm x width 34 cm x weight 62.2 kg

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase J.C. Moreau-Gobard, 1955)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer J.C. Moreau-Gobard, frs. 400.000, with xx other objects, with support from the Amsterdamsche Fonds, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1955;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • J.A.S. Burgess, 'The Buddhist stupas of Amaravati and Jaygayyenpeta', Arch Survey of Southern India, Varanasi, 1970.
    • D. Benett, Sculptures of Amaravati in the British Museum.
    • C. Sivaramamuti, 'Amaravati sculptures in the Madras government Museum Madras', Bulletin of the Madras Government, 1942.
    • Ph. Stern en M. Béniste, Evolution du style indien d'Amaravati, 1961, pl. XLI, XLII, XLIV.

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  • Zuil met kleine mensen en guirlande
  • Zuil met kleine mensen en guirlande