Stone model of the Mahabodhi temple
On display
Details
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Title
Stone model of the Mahabodhi temple
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Associated place
Bodhgaya (place of creation)Mahabodhi temple (subject) -
Date
mid-11th century -
Material and technique
stone
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
11.1 x 8.8 x 5 cm max. (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased, 1996.
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Museum location
First floor | Gallery 32 | India from AD 600 -
Museum department
Eastern Art
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Accession no.
EA1996.4
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Further reading
Guy, J., ‘The Mahābodhi Temple: Pilgrim Souvenirs of Buddhist India’, The Burlington Magazine, 133/1059, (1991)
Branfoot, Crispin, ‘Pilgrimage in South Asia: Crossing Boundaries of Space and Faith’, Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), p. 70, illus. p. 70 fig. 70
Topsfield, Andrew, ‘Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum’, Oriental Art, 43/4, (Winter 1997-1998), p. 28, illus. p. 26 fig. 11
