Scenes from the life of the Buddha, fragment
Artist
India
Date300-800 A.D.
Historical location nameGandharan
MediumGrey schist
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Walter Cerf
Object number1980.17
DescriptionThree curved tiers of scenes from the life of the Buddha are carved in deep relief. The top is the worship of the Buddha's turban; the second is the Buddha with worshippers at Sarnath; the bottom (third) is the Buddha's Descent from the Trayastrimsa Heaven (with 33 gods [the Buddha stands on a central stairs flanked by the gods Indra and Brahma, each on a stair, with risers angled inward.]). The tone slab is an architectural fragment from a Buddhist stupa in the shape of the Caitva arch, probably from the top compartment of a false gable panel. Flat bottom with tenon.On View
Not on viewCollections
2nd or 3rd century A.D.
18th century
2nd-3rd century CE
Tibet
18th century, maybe