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

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

Nepalese

early 19th century

Object Place: Tibet

Medium/Technique Bronze statue

Credit Line Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Accession Number48.1358d

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)