Art of Southeast Asia: Borobudur

Artist: unknown
Title: The Great Stupa/Mount Meru at Borobudur, detail of a diamond-shaped "see-through" stupa
Material:Volcanic rock
Site: Borobudur, Central Java, Indonesia
Current Location: in situ
Period/Date: ca. end of the 8th - beginning of the 9th century, under Shailendra Dynasty
Iconography/Iconology: These stupas also contain images of Vairocana displaying dharmacakramudra.
Stylistic Comments: diamond-shaped perforations allow the Buddha image within to be viewed.