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Devotees of the Buddha (fragment of a frieze from a stupa, from Nagarjunakonda?)

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Devotees of the Buddha (fragment of a frieze from a stupa, from Nagarjunakonda?)
2nd century - 3rd century
Indian
limestone
24 7/8 x 12 x 6 1/4 in. (63.18 x 30.48 x 15.88 cm);22 7/8 x 12 x 6 1/4 in. (58.1 x 30.48 x 15.88 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1972/2.42

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Subject Matter:

This stone slab is a fragment from a much larger piece that originally had narrative scenes focusing on an event in the life of Shakyamuni Buddha on either side. Here, we see lay devotees looking on in admiration, both the left and to the right.

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