Frieze
Bas Relief
29-64-225
Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries
From: Pakistan | Gandhara
Curatorial Section: Asian
| 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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