Scenes from the life of the Buddha

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

The Birth and the First Seven Steps of the Buddha

Kushan period, about 2nd/3rd century Pakistan, Present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, ancient region of Gandhara The Birth and the First Seven Steps of the Buddha Origin: Gandhara Date: 101 AD–300 AD Medium: Phyllite Credit Line: Samuel M. Nickerson Fund Reference Number: 1923.315 The Birth and the First Seven

1st to mid-2nd century

This small bronze Buddha is probably one of the earliest iconic representations of Shakyamuni from Gandhara.