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5th–6th century · Phyllitic brown schist · Asian Art

Such portable shrines from Gandhara have been found in Khotan, providing a rare glimpse into how style and religious iconography traveled into Central Asia. The upper register in the interior illustrates the Buddha’s miraculous birth and the lower presents the Parinirvana, his death.

Artist

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Date

5th–6th century

Medium

Phyllitic brown schist

Culture

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987