Later Buddhist Art
Artist: unknown
Title: Main temple at Sarnath, detail
Material: Brick
Site: Sarnath, near Varanasi, India
Current Location: Sarnath, India
Period/Date: Complex history: Gupta (ca. end 5th century)
Iconography/Iconology: Lion motif. The lion supports are traditional
ornaments within the Buddhist context. This type of frontal representation
of lions was used widely in Buddhist art from the 3rd - 17th century C.E.
The stone relief gives an idea of some of the richness that the original
temple must have had.
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