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Great Stupa at Amaravati, limestone drum slab depicting the birth of Prince Siddhartha [the Buddha], India. 2nd C. AD. This relief shows four scenes relating the birth of the Buddha: Siddhartha's conception, interpretation of Queen Maya's dream, birth of Siddhartha under the shala tree, and the
recognition of the baby's Buddhahood to come by the clan's yaksha. The baby Siddhartha is depicted symbolically as a long cloth, his presence is indicated by the presence of two tiny footprints on the cloth.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART310211
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2258px × 3600px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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2nd century CE
Birth Scene
Limestone
Lokapala, God-king or Guardian
Maya, Buddha's mother
Relief
Satavahana period (2nd BCE)
Siddharta, Gautama