Gandharan Collection
Artifact Attributes
| Name | Value | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 9 | Dimensions | 39.40*17.9 |
| Accession Number | PM_02717 | Location | display at |
| Provenance | Sahri Bahlol, Mardan | Period | 2nd - 3rd century AD; |
| Group | Gandharan | Condition | Complete a |
| Receipt Date | 1911 | ||
| Material | Schist; | ||
| Measurment | cm | Check Date | 2007-04-03; |
| Format Name | Visvantara Jataka Sculpture; | ||
| Reg No | R_1366 | Book Ref No | substr(Ingholt, H., Gandhara Art in Pakistan, New York, 1957, Pl. 6, P:4 Sehrai, F., The Buddha Story in the Peshawar Museum, Pl.5, P: 21 Gandhara Sculptures in the British Musuem, Pl.137, P: 86, 142 Archaeological Survey of India, Annual Report 1909-1910, Pl. XVIII (Fig. C),0,20); |
Description
Panel showing the legend of Visvantara Jataka (previous birth story of Buddha). Bodhisattva Visvantrara was extremely generous having an elephant famous for the miracle of producing rain, presented to the people on their request from a famine stricken Kalinga for this charity he was exiled from his own kingdom by his father.