Museum collection · Art Institute of Chicago · 8374
The Birth and the First Seven Steps of the Buddha
Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, ancient region of Gandhara, Kushan period, about 2nd/3rd century
Art Institute of Chicago · Samuel M. Nickerson Fund · Public domain
- Artist
- Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, ancient region of Gandhara
- Date
- Kushan period, about 2nd/3rd century
- Medium
- Phyllite
- Dimensions
- 27.3 × 52.1 × 10.8 cm (10 3/4 × 20 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)
- Era
- Museum collection
Why it matters
The Birth and the First Seven Steps of the Buddha, dated Kushan period, about 2nd/3rd century, is catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago as a work in Phyllite. The museum attributes the work to Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, ancient region of Gandhara. The recorded dimensions are 27.3 × 52.1 × 10.8 cm (10 3/4 × 20 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.