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The Worship of Buddha's Alms Bowl (?)
This sculptural fragment appears to display a scene of worship regarding the Buddha’s alms bowl. This bowl is a central relic of Buddhist cultural tradition as it is recognized as the Buddha’s personally established receptacle for offerings. In this fragment, a series of figures draped in fabric can be seen clasping hands in reverence for the bowl, which is shown within a framing structure atop a pedestal. In the center of the bowl is what appears to be a flame, an iconographic element unlike that found commonly in depictions of the alms bowl.
Provenance
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Baroness Helen Giskra, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1960 | [Exhibition title unknown, held at Morgan State College]. Morgan State College, Baltimore. |
Geographies
India (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/8 x W: 10 1/4 in. (13 x 26 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Baroness Helen Giskra, 1949
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
25.37