Seated Buddha with a Bodhi Tree
Rare rock crystal carved scene of a seated Buddha with a Bodhi tree on the right and a monkey holding a pot to his left.
This is an illustration of a Jataka story of the previous lives of the Buddha, when a monkey offers honey from the forest to aid the Buddha’s meditation.
From Burma, circa 16th/17th century AD.
Dimensions: H 8.5 cm. W 11.5 cm.
CR26