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Carved stone sculpture with a lotus canopy, standing bodhisattva figures in niches, and a seated figure flanked by animals on a square base.

Bodhisattvas with lions and figures

A carved stone sculpture under a lotus-petal canopy shows standing bodhisattva figures in shallow niches, with a larger central figure between them. Below, a seated figure sits between two small animals on a rectangular stone base, with weathered surfaces and a grey-beige patina.

Artist
Unknown
Date
possibly 581-618
Medium
Stone
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
3000 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 618).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Bodhisattvas con leones y figuras, escultura de piedra Sui

Una escultura de piedra tallada bajo un dosel de pétalos de loto muestra figuras de bodhisattvas de pie en nichos poco profundos, con una figura central más grande entre ellas. Debajo, una figura sentada se sitúa entre dos pequeños animales sobre una base rectangular de piedra, con superficies desgastadas y pátina gris beige.

Português: Bodisatvas com leões e figuras, escultura de pedra da dinastia Sui

Uma escultura de pedra esculpida sob um dossel de pétalas de lótus mostra figuras de bodisatvas em pé em nichos rasos, com uma figura central maior entre elas. Abaixo, uma figura sentada fica entre dois pequenos animais sobre uma base retangular de pedra, com superfícies desgastadas e patina cinza-bege.