Gray stone relief of a haloed seated Buddha with a wheel and two deer in front, a standing figure at left, and seated devotees around him.

Vajrapani Attends the Buddha at His First Sermon

A gray schist relief shows a seated Buddha with a halo at center, flanked by a dharmachakra wheel and two deer below and a standing figure holding a vajra at left. Seated devotees fill the sides beneath a carved stone pediment, and the low-relief composition is worn in places.

Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 2nd century
Medium: Schist
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 2000 × 2000 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Daniel Slott, 1980

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