votive tablet

Votive tablet or tile, Buddhist. It depicts the Buddha, with around him the eight great events in the Buddha's life, three either side, above him the parinirvana and in the middle the enlightenment. 'The Nativity' is shown lower left - his mother reaching for a tree. These are clearly visible as is the birth. The other scenes are not so clear but should represent: the 'Parileyyaka retreat', 'Preaching the First Sermon', 'Subduing the Nalagiri Elephant', 'Descent from the Tavatisma Heaven', and the 'Twin Miracles'. Atthe bottom right is the Buddha's horse, and at the bottom left his groom.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
19.20
Date
11th - 12th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 117 x 91 x 34 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
clay
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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