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Antique Ancient Buddhist Stone Altar Tabletop with a Lotus Flower

Name: Antique Ancient Buddhist Stone Altar Tabletop with a Lotus Flower
Price: 5574 USD
Availability: InStock

$5,574

Akanthos Gallery

Antwerp, BE

Condition Notes: Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. less

Description: An exceptional and very early Buddhist stone altar equipped with two hand grips for moving it to the spot of … more An exceptional and very early Buddhist stone altar equipped with two hand grips for moving it to the spot of the planned sacrifice. Carved by hand from a single block of schist between the 3rd and 6th century AD in the Aryan kingdom of Gandhara then being part of ancient India. The relief shows an encircled lotus flower a mayor Buddhistic symbol of enlightenment for the reason that everywhere baby Buddha stepped Lotus flowers bloomed. Dimensions: 46 x 6 x 22 cm. Provenance: Ex private coll. Van Bergen, s’ - Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Acquired in the 1980s. Remarks: Relief showing a lotus flower, an important Buddhist symbol of enlightenment: “Everywhere baby Buddha stepped a lotus flower bloomed”. Listed 2015 BAAF, no. 146. less

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