The layout is made of metal, attached to a wooden base. It is a replica of a monumental column created around 243 BC in Sarnath during the reign of Ashoka the Great of the Maurya dynasty. It is crowned by a capital with a Lotus base, a flat cylindrical abacus, and four lions, standing back to back. The images of animals are interspersed with Wheels of Dharma -an immutable universal Law - with twenty-four spokes. The symbolism combines Buddhist and Hindu motifs.
“The Lion Capital” in Sarnath. A model on the stand
India ,
1965
МЗСБ КП 8880/1 П 163
37,2 х 32 х 32 cm
metal, wood, casting, notching, sawing, grinding, case
Present of Yashwantrao B. Chavan, the Minister of Defense of India. According to the legend, the column was installed at the place where the Buddha delivered his first sermon. "The lion's capital is depicted on the state emblem of the Republic of India"
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Quarezima Gianni. Sculptural composition “Liberation”
Italy ,
2010
Quarezima Gianni. Sculptural composition “Liberation”
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Tablecloth. A gift from women of English-Soviet committee of Coventry
The United Kingdom ,
1943
Tablecloth. A gift from women of English-Soviet committee of Coventry
Tablecloth with 830 names of English women embroidered on it, who worked at the Coventry weaving factory and were active members of the English-Soviet Unity Committee who participated in raising funds for medical aid to Stalingrad. West Midlands country, Coventry
Scarf with the symbols of peace
Japan ,
1988
Scarf with the symbols of peace
Scarf with the symbols of peace. A gift from Tsitomo Iwakura, the Chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the Japan Museum of Peace, 1988
France