Maldives: Tantric deity in coral stone, possibly c. 9th century CE (31/12/1969)PFH3085440

Maldives: Tantric deity in coral stone, possibly c. 9th century CE

Código da imagem : PFH3085440
Dimensões : 3.918 X 4.801 pixels
Orientação : vertical

Data da foto: 31/12/1969
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Pauta:	Maldives: Tantric deity in coral stone, possibly c. 9th century CE
Título:	Maldives: Tantric deity in coral stone, possibly c. 9th century CE
Descrição:	Buddhism in the Maldives was the predominant religion at least until the 12th century CE. It is not clear how Buddhism was introduced into the islands although there are a number of competing theories. The predominant view is that it was introduced with the expansion of the Sinhalese people from neighboring Sri Lanka who are primarily Buddhist. In February 2012, a group of Islamic extremists forced their way into the National Museum in Male and attacked the museum's collection of pre-Islamic sculptures, destroying or severely damaging nearly the entire collection about thirty Hindu and Buddhist sculptures dating from the 6th to 12th centuries. Museum staff indicated that as the sculptures were made from very brittle coral or limestone it would be impossible to repair most of them, and only two or three pieces were in a repairable condition. Editor: Andrew Forbes Collection Veja a descrição original em inglês
Coleção:	Bridgeman
Crédito:	Bridgeman Images / Fotoarena
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Direito de uso:	Direito controlado
Autorização do(a) modelo:	não
Autorização da propriedade:	não

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