Later Buddhist Art
Artist: unknown
Title: Buddha attended by a Buddha and bodhisattva, detail of attendant
bodhisattva at right
Material: Chunar sandstone
Site: Sarnath, near Varanasi, India
Current Location: Sarnath Museum, India
Period/Date: Gupta (dated 476-477 C.E.)
Iconography/Iconology: See previous page. Possibly Vajrapani, if the
attribute in his proper left hand is a vajra. However, this identification
is not clear even when examining the original sculpture.
Stylistic Comments: See previous page.
