Details
- Dimensions
- 7ʺW × 2.5ʺD × 13.25ʺH
- Styles
- Asian Antique
- Chinese
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Stone
- Color
- Light Gray
- Condition Notes
- Excellent - Minor wear consistent with age and history Excellent - Minor wear consistent with age and history less
- Description
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Important Ancient Chinese Buddhist Limestone Stele* Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Carved with Sakyamuni and Prabhutaratna seated on a lotus throne flanked … more Important Ancient Chinese Buddhist Limestone Stele* Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Carved with Sakyamuni and Prabhutaratna seated on a lotus throne flanked by two Bodhisattvas within a recessed arched niche, the rectangular plinth with two lions flanking an incense burner, the reverse with a dated inscription, dated to the 3rd year of Shangyuan (762 A.D.), Tang Dynasty, rosewood stand, in overall good condition, see images for more details, private Manhattan Upper East Side collection
13 1/4" high (with stand), 11 3/4" high (stele only)
*Steles made of this type of blackish looking limestones are likely to have come Qingzhou area in Shandong Province.
This item includes restricted materials and can not be sold outside of the contiguous United States. less
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