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Model of the Mahabodhi Temple
Model of the Mahabodhi Temple

Model of the Mahabodhi Temple

10th–11th century
Object PlaceBodhgaya, Bihar, Eastern India
Medium/TechniqueSoapstone with traces of pigment and gilding
Dimensions13.5 x 7.3 cm (5 5/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Benjamin Rowland, Jr., in memory of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Accession number47.1343
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceGiven to the MFA by Benjamin Rowland in 1947. Purchased by the donor in 1933 in New Delhi (as per account published in 1938 article).
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