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Dharma-wheel pilaster (dharmacakrastambha), ca. early 3rd century CE

Dharma-wheel pilaster (dharmacakrastambha)

ca. early 3rd century CE · Sculpture

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room235

On public display.

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In this state since
Source
The museum
On the mapMuseum page

Particulars

Accession number
2008.503

What it shows

Early AndhraLionsBuddhism

In the catalog

SculptureStoneBefore 1400Andhra Pradesh, possibly Ghantasala, Krishna district

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 235, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page
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