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Three scenes from Dipankara Jataka: O.1-1929

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Three scenes from Dipankara Jataka

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Categories

Description

Three scenes from Dipankara Jataka:
a) Brahmin youth, spreading his cloak on the dirty ground for Buddha.
b) Buddha, worshipped with flowers.
c) Buddha, worshipped from the sky by people raised there by his miraculous power.

Legal notes

Given by Major Gen H. Hendley

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1929) by Hendley, H., Major General

Materials used in production

Schist? mainly grey with some coloured banded inclusions. Heavy. Stone

Techniques used in production

Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.1-1929
Primary reference Number: 138170
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 18 January 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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