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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Bodhgaya
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Bihar
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India
- Period
- Pala Period circa 760 - 1142 → India
- Date
- 10th century-11th century
- Media category
- Sculpture
- Materials used
- chlorite
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 5.4 x 6.8 cm
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- D G Wilson Bequest Fund 2000
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 10.2000
- Copyright
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About
The temple at Bodhgaya marks the site where the Buddha attained Enlightenment ('bodhi') and has thus become an important place of pilgrimage for Buddhists. The portable model of the temple is finely carved with friezes depicting scenes from the life of the Buddha, bodhisattvas and other guardian figures. Models such as this were sold to pilgrims as souvenirs of their visit and might have been kept on the worshipper's home altar.
The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.32.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Trash or Treasure: Souvenirs of Travel, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, 25 Jun 2008–30 Jun 2009
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Buddhist Art', Sydney, 2003, 32 (colour illus.).
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Provenance
The provenance of this work is under review and records will be updated as new details become available. The Gallery welcomes any information. Contact provenance@ag.nsw.gov.au
Estate of Alex Biancardi, 1998-Feb 2000, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia