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Arch-shaped dark stone lintel carved with many Buddhist figures, haloes and foliage in dense low relief.

Lintel possibly showing the Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha

A dark, arch-shaped stone slab carved in dense low relief with rows of seated and standing Buddhist figures beneath haloes and canopies. Fine incised linework fills the field with foliage, clouds and small attendant figures, while the lower register shows a central raised platform.

Artist
Unknown
Date
8th century
Medium
Marble
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2478 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 800).
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: Dintel de piedra en arco con escena budista, dinastía Tang

Una losa oscura en forma de arco, tallada en bajorrelieve denso con filas de figuras budistas sentadas y de pie bajo aureolas y doseles. Finas líneas incisas llenan el campo con follaje, nubes y pequeñas figuras auxiliares, y el registro inferior muestra una plataforma central elevada.

Português: Lintel de pedra em arco com cena budista, dinastia Tang

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