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Scenes from the life of the Buddha
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05 May 2017

MEDIUM: Stone
ORIGIN: Pakistan or Afghanistan
DATE: late 2nd-early 3rd century
PERIOD: Kushan dynasty
CREDIT LINE: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
ACCESSION NUMBER: F1949.9a-d

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Birth

Enlightenment

Teaching

Death


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