Birth of the Buddha
800s
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Birth of the Buddha, 800s. Northeastern India, Bengal, Pala dynasty (730-1197). Black chlorite; overall: 46.4 x 27.3 x 11.4 cm (18 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1959.349
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Black chlorite
- Dimensions
- Overall: 46.4 x 27.3 x 11.4 cm (18 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Phenomena arise from causes;/ The causes have been revealed by the Buddha,/ As have the means for their cessation;/ Thus has been declared by the Great Ascetic. Remark: The inscription in Sanskrit frames the figure of Queen Maya on both sides.
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1959.349
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty, Miniatures and Small Sculptures from India, Sacred India
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 243 Indian and Southeast Asian
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