Nagarjunakonda valley, Guntur district,Andhra pradesh
Find Place
Nagarjunakonda valley , Guntur district, Andhra pradesh
Style
Nagarjunakonda art.
School
Late phase of Amaravathi school
Patron/Dynasty
Ikshavakus
Period / Year of Work
C. 3rd/4th century CE
Dimensions
115 X 90 X 15 cm
Brief Description
Lime Stone - Stupa slab showing Agni-skanda at the bottom. Left
side Bodhi tree, right side Dharma Chakra, number of
Chatras on top. Mended.
Detailed Description
Slab depicting a stupa without much carvings and belonging to
a non-ornamental variety. The central piece shows worship of
Buddha in the symbolic form as an agni-stambha (flaming
pillar) with tri-ratna at the top, all set in the background
of stupa out line. On the left side is depicted a Bodhi-tree
flanked by devotees and on the right side is carved dharma-
chakra being worshipped. At the extreme ends are executed
standing male figures in an attitude of adoration, Multiple
ornate type of chhatravali is varved above the harmika. The
decoration elements of the ayaka-pata are chipped off/ eroded
beyond recognition.
