Sculptures, May–June 1858, Albumen silver print from dry collodion on glass negative, Image: 25.8 x 23.2 cm (10 3/16 x 9 1/8 in.), Photographs, Linnaeus Tripe (British, Devonport (Plymouth Dock) 1822–1902 Devonport), These extraordinary ancient sculptures originally adorned the Great Stupa at Amaravati, one of the finest monuments in the Buddhist world. The pillar at the center comes from a first-century B.C. phase of construction, and illustrates the major events in the life of the Buddha; the monumental lion and column base (note their huge scale in relation to the meter stick) come from the gateway to the second-century A
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