Fragment of a Frieze from a Stupa, Birth of Buddha
Place of originNagarjunakonda, Andhra Pradesh, India
Fragment of a Frieze from a Stupa, Birth of Buddha
Date2nd-3rd century CE
Mediumgreen-gray limestone
Dimensionsobject: 29 × 15 × 5 in. (73.7 × 38.1 × 12.7 cm)
crate: 41 × 34 × 24 in., 289 lb. (104.1 × 86.4 × 61 cm, 131.1 kg)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Museum Purchase with the John and Peggy Maximus Fund
Object number2011.9
Subject(s)
- animal
- flowers
- bird
- figure
- architecture
- stupas
- Buddhism
- religion
Collection
- Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
- Indian
On View
Not on viewCollections
India, Andhara Pradesh, Amaravati or Nagarjunakonda
2nd century
China
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE)
