Sakyamuni Preaching: A Votive Stele

c. 565 BCE
Average: 13.7 x 9.9 x 5.3 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
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Originally the figures and background were painted; traces of red and black remain. The figures’ clothing and some exposed skin were gilded.

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The stele shows the historic Buddha Sakyamuni preaching, his lotus throne being flanked by lions, two attendants, and two disciples. There is a date and inscriptions on both sides of the stone.
Sakyamuni Preaching: A Votive Stele

Sakyamuni Preaching: A Votive Stele

c. 565 BCE

China, Northern Dynasties period (386–581 CE), Northern Zhou (557-581)

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