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

India, Nagarjunakonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh artist · first half 3rd century CE

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Artist

India, Nagarjunakonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh artist

Date

first half 3rd century CE

Type

Decorative arts & sculpture

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)

Place

India, Nagarjunakonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh

Themes

Horses

Main colour

Gold & ochre · lightness 63, colourfulness 12

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1928. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules