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Stupa
Tibet
mid-15th century

Drum panel depicting a stupa with the Buddha’s descent from Trayastrimsa Heaven
India, Nagarjunakonda Stupa Site 6, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
late 3rd century CE

Stupa
Western Tibet
13th century

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 4th–5th century

Ushnishavijaya Enthroned in the Womb of a Stupa
Nepal
dated 1510–19

Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
Afghanistan (Hadda)
ca. 4th–5th century

Pillar abacus: elephants venerating the Rāmagrāma stupa
India, Amaravati Great Stupa, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
late 1st century CE

Base for a mandala
China
first half 15th century

Railing coping with forest dwellers scaling or quarrying a rock face
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Ayaka panel with depiction of an Andhra stupa
India, Dhulikatta Great Stupa, Karimnagar district, Telangana
1st century BCE

Railing pillar medallion: tree shrine marking Konāgamana Buddha's awakening
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Railing pillar medallion: veneration of the Dharma-wheel (dharmacakra)
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Railing coping
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Drum panel with stupa veneration and seminal Buddha-life events
India, Dupadu Great Stupa, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh
ca. 1st century CE

Tree spirit (yakshi salabhanjika)
India, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
2nd century CE

Stupa drum slab honoring the Buddha as a flaming pillar
India, Amaravati Great Stupa, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
3rd century CE

Stupa drum panel with protective serpent
India, Amaravati Great Stupa, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
second half 1st century CE

Drum panel with veneration of relics
India, Dupadu Great Stupa, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh
ca. 1st century CE

Celebrants venerating the empty throne
India, Chandavaram Stupa 1, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh
late 1st–early 2nd century CE

Dome cornice with garland bearers
India, Amaravati Great Stupa, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
2nd century CE

Yakshi
India, Amaravati Great Stupa, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
mid-2nd century BCE

Gateway architrave with makara
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Fragment of a railing coping: a winged griffin and youthful combatant
India, Amaravati Great Stupa, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
2nd–1st century BC

Head of yaksha
India, Sanchi Stupa 1, Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh
early 1st century CE

Dome panel depicting a royal worshipper
India, Amaravati Great Stupa, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
second half 1st century CE

Railing pillar fragment: flowering vase of plenty
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Railing coping fragment with lotus bloom meander
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Satna District, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Drum panel with veneration of the buddhapada and empty throne
India, Amaravati Great Stupa, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
ca. 100 BCE

Enthroned Buddha
India, probably Goli stupa, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
late 3rd century CE

Model of a stupa
Cooper Union
2023

Railing pillar with naga Mucalinda protecting the buddhapada
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Railing pillar fragment: yaksha with lotus vine emerging from its mouth
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Fragment of a railing coping with an unidentified jataka
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Railing pillar medallion with Mugapakkha-jataka
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Railing pillar with scenes of the Great Departure
Bharhut Great Stupa, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Fragment from a railing pillar with face of a yakshi
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Relics from the Piprahwa stupa
India, Piprahwa Great Stupa, Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh
ca. 240–200 BCE

Reliquary
India, Sonari Stupa 2, Vidisha region, Madhya Pradesh
1st century BCE

Fragment of a railing coping: a stupa protected with handprints
India, Bharhut Great Stupa, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh
ca. 150–100 BCE

Reliquary
India, Sonari Stupa 2, Vidisha region, Madhya Pradesh
1st century BCE