Origin: North India. Dynasty: Pala dynasty (750-1161). Date: 12th c. Technique: Black shiny stone, schist, with earthAdherence. Description: At the center the Buddha Maravijaya in the gesture ofAsking the earth to witness the moment of his enlightenment onA double lotusAndA high pedestal with cloth. On lotus pedestals to his sides he is shown in sitting or standing form, in stages of his life. ThisAlso includes turning the wheel of the teaching.Above his head he is shown in the moment his physical death, the entrance to Parinirvana in Kushinagara. Measurement: Height 66cm, width 30cm, depth 12cm. ConditionA/B.