Sari Stone Halo, Changnyeong

This halo (gwangbae, a nimbus placed behind a Buddha image) was excavated from the site said to have held Daeheungsa Temple, a temple dating to the Silla period. It measures 1 m in height and 1.1 m in width, forming a teardrop shape that narrows in the middle, with both a head halo and a body halo represented. Part of the outer edge is damaged, but the rest is relatively intact and the carved patterns remain distinct. A hole linking to the Buddha image remains at the centre of the halo. At the centre of the round head halo, a lotus pattern and a beaded necklace are carved, while the oval body halo bears vine and flower patterns. The outer parts of both the head halo and the body halo are densely filled with flame patterns, and along the borders small Buddhas seated on clouds are carved symmetrically. These small Buddhas number seven in all — one at the top and three each to the left and right. Divided into inner, middle and outer bands, this halo shows delicate and lavish patterns rendered without a single gap, and displays the characteristics of the Unified Silla period well.

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Where it is

Region

Changnyeong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산