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Scenes From the Life of Buddha
2nd-3rd century
This fragment of a relief is curved in plan and has been carved in high relief. On the relief, the Risi Asita interprets the dream of Queen Maya to King Suddhodana and the Queen. The relief also depicts the return of Queen Maya and the Bodhisattva in a palanquin carried by the Four Guardians of the World from the Lumbini grove.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Baroness Helen Giskra, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by gift.
Geographies
India (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 1/4 × W: 15 3/8 × D: 2 7/16 in. (15.9 × 39 × 6.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Baroness Helen Giskra, 1949
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
25.36