Sandstone sculpture from the Northern Wei Dynasty titled 'Stone Statue of Buddha Sitting in Four Sided Shrine'

Sandstone sculpture from the Northern Wei Dynasty titled 'Stone Statue of Buddha Sitting in Four Sided Shrine'

This Chinese cultural relic is a seated Buddha statue in a four sided shrine, made during the Northern Wei Dynasty and carved from sandstone. Unearthed in 1957 in Nanguoshui, Qin County, with severe weathering on the surface, it is collected by the Nanguoshui Stone Carving Museum in Qin County. A total of 4 niches were unearthed, each engraved with 4 Buddha statues.
The sandstone statue of the Aztec civilization, "Sitting Mithrant Kutli"

The sandstone statue of the Aztec civilization, "Sitting Mithrant Kutli"

The statue of Mithrant Kutli, the Aztec god of death, is currently housed in the British Museum in London. This statue is carved from sandstone, which has not been found in the highlands of Mexico and may have been collected and transported from the coastal areas of the Gulf in northern Mexico. The back of this statue is engraved with three pictographic characters: 'Two skulls',' Five vultures', and 'Four houses'. Mithrant Kutli is the god of death in Aztec mythology, often depicted as a figure with a skull face.