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Object ID OB00168
Title Shrine Image in Ajanta Cave 4
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Inscription(s) IN00181
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Metadata recorded by Dániel Balogh
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Material Stone / unspecified
Object Type Sculpture
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Details A large image of the Buddha seated in dharmacakra mudrā. The inscription is on the pedestal.
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Date 1950s
Place Ajaṇṭā
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Details Discovered in the 1950s in the shrine of Cave 4 at Ajaṇṭā (20.552884, 75.701747). It is not clear if it had been plastered over, or simply not noticed before this time.
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