A large and rare Chinese marble Buddhist stele, Tang Dynasty, dated 824 AD, of slender square shape, carved with inset images of Buddha within arch-shaped cartouches, one with two acolytes, and with two panels of seated lions, one side has an incised image of standing Buddha and all four sides are inscribed with the Heart Sutra, Xinjing, and with the date 6th Day, 4th Month, 4th Year of the Tang Changqing reign, equivalent to February 4th, 824 AD, 76cm high Provenance: Formerly in a deceased estate found in a garden in Essex, UK. 唐穆宗长庆四年（824年） 白石《般若波罗蜜多心经》佛坛 拍品来源：发现于英国Essex郡大宅后院