Standing in a grove, Queen Maya gives birth to Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the future Buddha, from her right side. The infant is received by the god Indra, while other deities stand in attendance.
Harle, J. C., and Andrew Topsfield, Indian Art in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1987), no. 17 on pp. 14-15, pp. 22 & 39, illus. p. 15
Harle, J. C., The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent, Pelican History of Art (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1986), fig.58
Branfoot, Crispin, ‘Pilgrimage in South Asia: Crossing Boundaries of Space and Faith’, Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), p. 56, illus. p. 56 figs 50 a & b
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey, Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), p. 56, illus. p. 56 fig. 50b
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