Segment of a Frieze with Worshipers
c. 150
Asia: India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura
On View

These male worshipers carry garlands, lotuses, and fly whisks as offerings to the Buddha. Because the two ends of the frieze are damaged, one cannot be certain of the exact architectural context in which it was used. It may have served as a lintel in a shrine or perhaps was part of a crossbeam in a gateway for a Buddhist stupa.

Details

  • Title: Segment of a Frieze with Worshipers
  • Date: c. 150
  • Medium: Sandstone
  • Dimensions: 11-1/2 x 48 x 2-1/2 in. (29.2 x 121.9 x 6.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Norton Simon Foundation
  • Accession Number: F.1975.13.1.S
  • Copyright: © The Norton Simon Foundation

Object Information

  • Stephen B. Beven, Gesar Buddhist Perspectives, 1979, pp. 36-37
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, no. 45 p. 82
  • Campbell, Sara, Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best, 2010, cat. 1196 p. 381

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