Fragment of a model torana, or gateway to a stupa

Details

• Title

  Fragment of a model torana, or gateway to a stupa

• Associated place

  Asia › Afghanistan (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Asia › Gandhara (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  1st century AD (AD 1 - 100)
  Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600)

• Material and technique

  ivory, carved

• Material index

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  architecture › gateway;

  religious/ritual equipment;

  miscellaneous equipment › model

• Dimensions

  3.4 x 4.3 x 0.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Professor Samuel Eilenberg, 1994.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1994.39

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