The aventurine variety of quartz is instantly recognisable from its jade green colour. Its translucent, milky texture is also a giveaway, in addition to the characteristic glistening effect of the mineral inclusions on its surface. Known as aventurescence, this lends an ethereal quality to the sculpture that you see on this page.
It depicts the contemplative Buddha head. Large eyes shut deep in introspection. A handsome nose, a lotus-shaped mouth. The lengthened earlobes of long ears with kundalas dangling from them, a sign of the kind of wisdom gathered through multiple rebirths. The thick curls of His princely mane, having grown back after He had cut them off years ago when the austerities had begun.
The Buddha head described heretofore is flanked by a pair of peacocks. Behind each is a semblance of greenery, giving the impression of roosting. Behind the Buddha head is a large halo carved from the same medium. It has faint serrations on its surface, executed uniformly across the circular disc and stunted angles along its edge.
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