Frieze

Bas Relief

29-64-225

Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries

From: Pakistan | Gandhara

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-64-225
Current Location Asia Galleries - On Display
Culture Buddhist
Provenience Pakistan | Gandhara
Date Made 1st Century - 3rd Century
Section Asian
Materials Slate
Technique Carved
Iconography Birth of the Buddha | Jataka Tales | Female Figures
Description

Prince Siddhartha Gautama in the palace with his wife, a scene before the Great Departure. He is lying on a couch and his wife is sitting on the edge of the bed holding a small flask. Pillars are at each side. On the left a female figure is departing outside the left pillar. The background over the prince's head is three bands of triangles.

Height 29.2 cm
Length 34.3 cm
Credit Line Alexander Scott Expedition to India, 1915-1918

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