Fragment of a Frieze from a Stupa, Birth of Buddha

Fragment of a Frieze from a Stupa, Birth of Buddha
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 view
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3rd century
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ca. 100 BCE
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India, West Bengal, Chandraketugarh
ca. 100 BCE
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