The Goli archeological excavation was carried out in 1926 by Gabriel Joveau-Dubreuil in Goli village, in Palnadu district located in Andhra Pradesh, India. The remains of a stupa were found, clad in Palnadu limestone panels.[1] Scenes from the Jataka tales and the Buddha's life are prominent themes. The archeological evidence of a Vihāra consists of two carved pillars and a votive stupa, which may have been part of a monastic establishment.[2]
They are similar in execution to the fourth phase of the Amaravati Stupa (Ikshvaku period).[1] The remains were transferred to the Government Museum, Chennai, and some of them have found their way into other museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art[3] and the British Museum[4] The Goli findings were published by T N Ramachandran of the then Madras Government Museum in 1929.[1]
The Rentala monastery and Manchikallu monastic cluster are found not far from Goli.[2]
A solitary seven-hooded Mucalinda panel has been enshrined in situ as Nagamayyā.[1] It is non-figural, i.e. Buddha is represented as a stupa, not an image.
References edit
- ^ a b c d Ramachandran, T.N. (1929). Buddhist sculptures from a stupa near Goli village, Guntur district. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, New Series, General section. Vol. 1, Part 1. Madras Government Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Goli monastery, (near) Rentachintala, Andhra Pradesh, IN". Mapping Buddhist Monasteries. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "The Conversion and Ordination of Nanda | India (Andhra Pradesh, Goli) | Ikshvaku period". The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ^ "Figure, Buddhist, Andhra Pradesh, Goli". The British Museum Images. The British Museum, London. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
Further reading edit
- Ramchandra Rao, P. R. 1981. Andhra Sculpture. Hyderabad: Akshari.
See also edit
- A virtual exhibition of the Goli Sculptures from the Government Museum, Chennai.