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The Birth of the Buddha by an unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

The Birth of the Buddha

Unattributed · 18th–19th century

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Date

18th–19th century

Medium

Mosaic set in a gilt-silver framework with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, garnets, quartz, pearls, amber, coral, lapis lazuli, turquoise, and semiprecious stones

Dimensions

14 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (36.8 x 31.1 cm)

Classification

Metalwork

Department

Asian Art

Culture / origin

Nepal

Credit line

John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1915

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