Panel from a Portable Shrine: The Descent of the Buddha from Trayastrimsha Heaven
Item
- Title
- Panel from a Portable Shrine: The Descent of the Buddha from Trayastrimsha Heaven
- Rights
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. Public Domain.
- Date
- 7th–8th century
- Description
- This object is made of ivory, standing 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches. The small statue depicts Buddha descending from Trayastrimsha heaven. Buddha is standing on three steps which indicates the ladder upon which he descended. Buddha is surrounded by umbrella, flywhisk, and garland bearers.
- Language
- Ivory with traces of color. Height: 2 1/2 inches. Width:1 3/4 inches.
- Publisher
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Contributor
- Doreen D.
- Identifier
- The Met Fifth Avenue.1979.287.
- Subject
- umbrella; parasol; india; buddha; trayastrimsha heaven; ivory sculpture.
- Source
- Jpg. Unknown Photographer. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 11/5/2021
- Panel from a Portable Shrine: The Descent of the Buddha from Trayastrimsha Heaven
- Site pages
- Early Centuries - Ancient History
