Title: Portable Shrine with the Buddha Shakyamuni Preaching his First Sermon
Object type: Portable shrine
Date: 5th–6th century
Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Medium: Phyllitic green schist
Dimensions: 2 9/16 x 2 9/16 in. (6.5 x 6.5 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Bette-Ann and William Spielman, 1991
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Gandhara, term: Buddhism, term: Buddha, term: Shakyamuni, term: Monks