A Buddhist Emblem and its Counterpart

surmounting the gatepost of the Buddhist stupa at Sānchī, c. 50 B.C., are pairs of enigmatic symbolical sculptures sometimes described as <i>triśūlas</i>: there is no closer parallel than a bronze statuette from Luristan (A. Godard, Bronzes du Luristan, no. 195).

Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. VerfasserIn: Jairazbhoy, R. A.
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
In:Journal of the Asiatic Society of Pakistan
Jahr: 1963, Band: 8, Seiten: 1-4, 7 fig.
KeiBi Identifikator:29:1360
Alle Rezensionen:DLZ 88 (1967) 430-431 (F. F. Schwarz)
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:surmounting the gatepost of the Buddhist stupa at Sānchī, c. 50 B.C., are pairs of enigmatic symbolical sculptures sometimes described as <i>triśūlas</i>: there is no closer parallel than a bronze statuette from Luristan (A. Godard, Bronzes du Luristan, no. 195).