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The First Sermon


Worship of the Dharmachakra
Indian
Satavahana period
about 2nd century A.D.
Object Place: Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Overall: 62 x 53 x 12cm (24 7/16 x 20 7/8 x 4 3/4in.)
Weight: 76.2 kg (168 lb.)
Credit Line Gift of the Government Museum, Madras
Accession Number21.1505
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArchitectural elementsRelief

Provenance1921, gift of the Government Museum, Madras, to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 4, 1921)

Note: this was part of a set of 65 objects which were gifted to the MFA by the Government Museum.