Title: Dipankara Jataka (The Story of the Ascetic Megha and the Buddha Dipankara)
Object type: Relief
Date: ca. 2nd century
Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, Swat Valley)
Medium: Schist with gold leaf
Dimensions: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alan D. Wolfe, in memory of Samuel Eilenberg, 1998
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Gandhara, term: Men, term: Buddha