Stela

Yellowed limestone. Carved stone stela with base. Stela is leaf shaped with point at top missing. Buddhist figures carved in high relief. At center figure dressed as a bodhisattva holds hands raised palms outward. On either side are three smaller figures of a monk, Tibetan priest and bodhisattva. All figures are supported by either genii or lions. The mandorla or halo is carved in low relief with apsaras and heavenly musicians. The back side is engraved with the image of two seated Buddhas with a standing figure at each side and two lions below guarding an incense burner. In the style of the Six Dynasties but from the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty.