A fence-rail from Bharhut

This carving, from a stupa at the site of Bharhut in northwest India, provides an early document of Buddhist faith and art. Images of a man and a woman are repeated three times to represent their movement as they walk around the stupa and kneel before it in worship. Flying celestial beings above bear offerings of flower garlands with which to adorn the dome of the stupa. Hand prints on the stupa's base indicate worship by ritual touching. https://www.freersackler.si.edu/object/F1932.26/