Stele with Eight Great Events from the Life of the Buddha

Medium

Black schist with traces of gilding

Dimensions

H. 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. 11 lbs (5 kg)

Classification

Sculpture

Culture & Period

India, Bihar, possibly from Nalanda · Pala period

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Raymond G. and Marsha Vargas Handley, 2009

Accession Number

2009.541

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