Goli archeological excavation explained

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 Vih%C4%81ra consists of two carved pillars and a votive stupa, which may have been part of a monastic establishment.

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[2] and the British Museum[3] 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.[4]

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

  1. Book: Ramachandran . T.N. . Buddhist sculptures from a stupa near Goli village, Guntur district . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017070353/https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/24185.pdf . 17 October 2022 . PDF . 10 April 2023 . Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, New Series, General section . 1, Part 1 . 1929 . Madras Government Museum . bot: unknown .
  2. Web site: The Conversion and Ordination of Nanda | India (Andhra Pradesh, Goli) | Ikshvaku period. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  3. Web site: Figure, Buddhist, Andhra Pradesh, Goli . The British Museum Images . The British Museum, London . 10 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324170432/https://www.bmimages.com/preview.asp?image=01613505824 . 24 March 2023. live.
  4. Web site: Goli monastery, (near) Rentachintala, Andhra Pradesh, IN . Mapping Buddhist Monasteries. 10 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325050058/http://monastic-asia.wikidot.com/goli . 25 March 2023. live.

Further reading

  1. Ramchandra Rao, P. R. 1981. Andhra Sculpture. Hyderabad: Akshari.

See also

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