↗India · 1878
View from the Top of the Rock, looking over the native Town, Trichinopoly, India
Nicholas & Co.
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image: public domain (CC0) · Museum record & image source ↗
Pakistan, Gandhara · 100s–200s CE
Siddhartha at the Bodhi Tree
Creator not recorded by the museum
- Date
- 100s–200s CE
- Medium
- schist
- Dimensions
- Overall: 73.7 x 57.2 cm (29 x 22 1/2 in.)
- Country / context
- Pakistan
- Movement / tradition
- South Asian arts
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Pathway
- South Asian arts ↗
FROM THE MUSEUM
The tree under which the Buddha reached enlightenment marks the center of the composition. It had been under worship by local villagers, for it was known to be the residence of a nature divinity, who here emerges from the tree and altar to praise the Buddha. The altar itself is covered with kusha grass used in the context of sacrificial offerings. At the base of the altar, the earth goddess has risen from the ground and kneels before him in reverence.
Collection text · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A MOMENT TO LOOK
Start with what you can see: shapes, surface, colour and scale. How might the listed materials affect the way this object was made and experienced?
Looking prompt · an invitation to observe, not a historical interpretation.Follow a connection.
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↗India, Mathura, Kushan period · 100s CE
Corner Railing Pillar with Drinking Scenes, Yakshis, and Musicians
Creator not recorded
↗Northern India, Pahari kingdoms · 1870s
Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers
Bourne & Shepherd
↗India, Madhya Pradesh, Bharhut, Shunga period · c. 150 BCE
Double-Faced Crossbar from a Railing
Creator not recorded