File:Photographs of the Elliot Marbles; and other subjects; in the Central Museum Madras.png
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Sculptures from Buddhist stupa at Amaravati (also known as 'Elliot Marbles')
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English: Left: Close view of drum slab also shown on p. 27. The drum slab depicts the four events related to the Buddha's birth: Māyādevī's Dream (top right); the Interpretation of the Dream attended by the dīkpāla-s (top left); the Birth of the Buddha attended again by the dīkpāla-s (bottom right); the Presentation of the Buddha to the caitya of the Śākyas (bottom left) (Elliot no. 122).
Right: Railing pillar with lotus medallions, decorative and narrative reliefs. The upper section is lost. The inner face depicts one full and one half-lotus as well as the Elevation of the Bodhisattva's Turban in the upper fluted area and the Elevation of the Begging Bowl in the lower fluted area, with both events surrounded by flying devas or gods. (Elliot no. 130). |
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