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Unknown

ca. 2nd century · Stone · Asian Art

This panel, together with the one showing Maya's dream (1976.402), was part of a larger set that would have sequentially encircled the drum of a small stupa to recount the life of the Buddha. Here, Maya reaches up to grasp a branch of a tree, much like earlier representations of yakshis (female nature deities), and miraculously gives birth to the Buddha out of her right side.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 2nd century

Medium

Stone

Culture

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1987