Gandharan Collection

Artifact Attributes

Name Value Name Value
ID52Dimensions30.5*19.06
Accession NumberPM_02795LocationMain hall
ProvenancePurchasedPeriod 2nd-3rd Century A.D;
GroupGandharanConditioncomplete a
Receipt Date12/7/1934
MaterialSchist;
MeasurmentcmCheck Date2005-10-26;
Format NameBuddha Life Story Sculpture;
Reg NoR_1976Book Ref Nosubstr(L. No. 115, Disc - Pa 117 (Buddha Story in Peshawar Museum).,0,20);

Description

Srigupta inviting Buddha to enter the gate where a hidden ditch was arranged to kill him. However the ditch miraculously converted into a lotus pond. Watching this miracle Srigupta is kneeling before him in penitence.