Stupa railing fragment
Stupa railing fragment
Place of OriginIndia
DateShunga Dynasty (185-75 BCE)
DimensionsH: 9 1/8 in. (230.2 mm); W: 9 3/4 in. (240.8 mm); Depth: 3 in. (70.6 mm)
MediumCarved mottled red sandstone.
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Popplestone Family
Object number
2006.140
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 35
DescriptionThis fragment is carved to resemble an open lotus, symbolic of purity and perfection.
early 17th century
11th century
11th century
about 1250
Classic Khmer Period (802 -1431), 1100-1200
Classic Khmer Period (802-1300), 1080- 1125
Gupta Period (320-647), about 600
about 1200
8th century BCE
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