Drum panel depicting a stupa with the Buddha’s descent from Trayastrimsa Heaven

late 3rd century CE

Date

late 3rd century CE

Culture or place

India, Nagarjunakonda Stupa Site 6, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh

Medium

Limestone

Size

H. 48 in. (121.9 cm); W. 29 3/4 in. (75.6 cm); D. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)

Type

Sculpture

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed