Title: Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
Object type: Lunette
Date: ca. 4th–5th century
Culture: Afghanistan (Hadda)
Medium: Stucco
Dimensions: H. 16 9/16 in. (42 cm); W. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); D. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Walter Burke Gift, and Anonymous Gift, Rogers Fund, and Gift of George D. Pratt, by exchange, 2005
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Gandharan, term: Elephants, term: Buddhism, term: Bodhisattvas, term: Shakyamuni