Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Scenes from Buddha's Life
Image View:
Overall view
Creator:
unknown (Indian (South Asian) sculptor)
Location:
repository: Indian Museum (Kolkata, West Bengal, India) S.2/A25100
Location Note:
(Calcutta); 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Rd. Provenance: Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh
GPS:
22.558056 88.350833
Date:
ca. 5th century (creation)
Cultural Context:
Indian (South Asian)
Style Period:
Gupta; Sarnath
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 2:
stele
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
buff colored sandstone
Technique:
carving (processes)
Subjects:
deities; Buddhism and art; jātaka
Description:
Sarnath was a center of Buddhist pilgrimage and monasticism in Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, India, which flourished from ca. 6th century BCE to 12th century CE. Most of the standing ruins at the site date to a period of resurgent activity beginning in the 5th century CE, like this work. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A2-IN-ZOL-BG-SFBL-A 01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Scenes from Buddha's Life