The Dream of Queen Maya (the Buddha's Conception), Kushan period, ca. 2nd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Sculpture, Female attendants and guards, one of whom holds a sword, surround Maya, who is sleeping on a bed that has turned legs and is covered with an elegant floral textile. Maya dreams of a six-tusked elephant that descends from heaven to enter her womb through her right side; originally a small elephant would have been depicted in the broken central disk
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Dream, Queen Maya, Buddha, Conception, Kushan period, ca, 2nd century, Pakistan, ancient region, Gandhara, Schist, H, 6 1/2, 16.5 cm, W, 7 5/8, 19.4, D, 1 7/8, 4.8, Sculpture, Female attendants, guards, whom holds, sword, surround, sleeping, bed, turned legs, covered, elegant floral, textile, Maya dreams, six-tusked elephant, descends, heaven, enter, womb, right side, originally, small depicted, broken central, disk
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