Later Buddhist Art
Artist: unknown
Title: Buddha attended by 2 bodhisattva, detail of left bodhisattva
Material: Chunar sandstone
Site: Sarnath, near Varanasi, India
Current Location: Sarnath Museum, India
Period/Date: Gupta (dated 476-477 C.E.)
Iconography/Iconology: This unidentified bodhisattva carries a cauri
in his right hand and an unidentified attribute in his left hand. The brahmanical
ascetic's dress of both bodhisattvas suggests that at least one of the figures
might be Avalokitesvara. However, his specifying attributes are unclear,
or missing, and it would be unlikely that two forms of Avalokitesvara would
attend a Buddha.
Stylistic Comments: See previous page.
