id:			135837
accession number:	1959.349
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1959.349
updated:		2025-04-16 18:12:24.858000

Birth of the Buddha, 800s. Northeastern India, Bengal, Pala dynasty (730-1197). Black chlorite; overall: 46.4 x 27.3 x 11.4 cm (18 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1959.349

title:				Birth of the Buddha
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			800s
creation date earliest:		800
creation date latest:		899
current location:		115 Manuscripts & Textiles
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Northeastern India, Bengal, Pala dynasty (730-1197)
technique:	Black chlorite
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 46.4 x 27.3 x 11.4 cm (18 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Phenomena arise from causes;/ 
The causes have been revealed by the Buddha,/ 
As have the means for their cessation;/
Thus has been declared by the Great Ascetic.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty
	opening date:   1960-11-30T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 30, 1960-January 1, 1961).

	title:		Miniatures and Small Sculptures from India
	opening date:   1966-04-10T05:00:00
	<i>Miniatures and Small Sculptures from India</i>. University Galleries, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (organizer) (April 10-May 29, 1966).

	title:		Sacred India
	opening date:   1985-11-05T05:00:00
	<i>Sacred India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1985-January 12, 1986).

	title:		Creation, Birth, and Rebirth
	opening date:   2024-08-17T04:00:00
	<i>Creation, Birth, and Rebirth</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17, 2024-July 16, 2025).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1959
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1959-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Miniatures and Small Sculptures from India. University Gallery, April 10th thru May 29th, 1966</em>. Gainesville: College of Architecture and Fine Arts, University of Florida, 1966.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: fig. 17
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	Marcus, Margaret F. “Sculptures from Bihar and Bengal.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 54, no. 8, 1967, pp. 240–262.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 249, fig. 8
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25152173

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