Title: Birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni
Object type: Relief
Date: ca. 2nd century
Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Period: Kushan period
Medium: Stone
Dimensions: H. 6 15/16 in. (16 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1987
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Gandhara, term: Men, term: Buddhism, term: Buddha, term: Shakyamuni