Vessantara Jataka
about 3rd century A.D.
Object PlaceGandhara, Northwestern Pakistan
Medium/TechniqueCarved schist relief
Dimensions32.7 x 28.2 x 6.6 cm (12 7/8 x 11 1/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit LineDavid P. Kimball Fund
Accession number25.467
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1925, purchased in India, through Ananda Coomaraswamy (b. 1877 - d. 1947), Needham, MA, by the MFA. (Accession Date: July 16, 1925)
about 2nd century A.D.
2nd–3rd century A.D.
about 2nd century A.D.
900 – 970 A.D.
about 3rd century
9th–10th century A.D.
about late 10th century A.D.
3rd century C.E.
late 10th century A.D.
11th century
about 3rd century A.D.