Drum panel with scenes of the Great Departure and Temptation of the Buddha

first half 3rd century CE

Date

first half 3rd century CE

Culture or place

India, Nagarjunakonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh

Medium

Limestone

Size

H. 56 3/4 in. (144.2 cm); W. 36 1/4 in. (92.1 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 cm)

Type

Sculpture

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed