Title: Birth of the Buddha
Object type: Stele
Date: 11th century
Culture: India (Madhya Pradesh or Bihar)
Period: Pala period
Medium: Black stone
Dimensions: H. 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm); W. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); D. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family, and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 2007
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Buddhism, term: Buddha