Sripura (Archaeological Survey)
by Bikash Chandra Pradhan | 2011 | 37,938 words
This study examines the Archaeological remains of Sripura from the period A.D. 650-800, revealing all varieties of archaeological materials, viz., art and architecture, coins, copper plate and stone epigraphic records and seals etc. highlighting the history and cultural heritage of Shripura. This ancient city was the capital of South Koshala under ...
Scultures of Samantabhadra
[Registration No. 761; Size–16 x 8.5 cm.]
The Bodhisattva seated in the maharajalila-mudra on a mahambujapitha (hallow within) above a rectangular legged pedestal having three gradually upward decreasing mouldings.
His right arm is stretch and relaxed above the bent right knee. The right palm holds a cakra. The left palm rests on left folded knee. The hand gesture represent royal ease pose. His slightly raisied right knee fastened to its waist by means of an uttariya which usually he carried round the upper part of body. Both the ends of uttariya, are hanging on lotus pedestal.
Draped in an short antariya of which folded ends hanging on the pedestal, held by a belt with circular clasp, the two-armed Bodhisattva is decked with mukuta with three flower shaped decoration, valaya, keyura, two beaded hara with a small locket having auspicious lines around the neck. However he puts two different types of kundala, i.e., paptpra-kundala in right and makara- kundala in left ears. He bears a circular mark on forehead. Three long matted hair-locks rising behind head, in screw form are hanging on shoulders, appearing as a part of vaksabhusana.