Section of Monolithic Railing with Bather and Lotus Medallions, c. 150-250. Creator: Unknown
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Section of Monolithic Railing with Bather and Lotus Medallions, c. 150-250. Creator: Unknown
Section of Monolithic Railing with Bather and Lotus Medallions, c. 150-250. Railings demarcated a sacred space, such as a tree shrine or a stupa. Images associated with purifying waters were carved on the railings, as if to symbolically cleanse those who passed through the gate. Lotus and blue lily--flowers that grow in water--are the most common motif. Under a fruit-bearing tree is a young woman squeezing water from her hair. In a visual depiction of an ancient Indian poetic trope, a goose mistakes the drops of water for pearls and comes to eat them. In the windows above, carved on the coping stone, are two voyeurs and a bowl made of leaves filled with flower garlands, which would be used to adorn the sacred site
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