Plaque depicting Prince Siddhartha and the wounded swan

Details

• Title

  Plaque depicting Prince Siddhartha and the wounded swan

• Associated people

  the Buddha (active c. 560 BC - c. 486 BC) (subject)

• Associated place

  Asia › Kashmir (place of creation)

• Date

  9th century AD (AD 801 - 900)

• Material and technique

  stone

• Material index

  inorganic › stone

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment;

  miscellaneous equipment › plaque

• Dimensions

  1.1 cm (height)
  3.6 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mr and Mrs John Eskenazi, 2000.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 32 | India from AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2000.21

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