One component of a figure of Queen Maya giving birth to the Buddha Shakyamuni as she stands beneath a sal tree – base – Works

One component of a figure of Queen Maya giving birth to the Buddha Shakyamuni as she stands beneath a sal tree – base

Nepalese

early 19th century

Object Place: Tibet

Medium/Technique Bronze statue

Dimensions H. .685 (with stand); W. .370 H. .397 (figure only); W. .203

Credit Line Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Accession Number48.1358a

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionPart of 48.1358a-j, pair with 48.1357a-j.

Provenance1948, Lucy Truman Aldrich, Providence, RI; 1948, gift of Aldrich to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 31, 1948)