Room 32 | India 600-1900 gallery
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Stone model of the Mahabodhi temple
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › India › east India › Bihar › Bodhgaya (place of creation)Asia › India › east India › Bihar › Bodhgaya › Mahabodhi temple (subject)
- Date
- mid-11th century
- Material and technique
- stone
- Dimensions
- 11.1 x 8.8 x 5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1996.
- Accession no.
- EA1996.4
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Further reading
Topsfield, Andrew, ‘Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum’, Oriental Art, 43/4, (Winter 1997-1998), p. 28, illus. p. 26 fig. 11
Branfoot, Crispin, ‘Pilgrimage in South Asia: Crossing Boundaries of Space and Faith’, Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), p. 70, illus. p. 70 fig. 70
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey, Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), p. 70, illus. p. 70 fig. 70
Location
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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