Title
Frieze fragment depicting a scene from the legend of the Temptation of Mara
Caption
Frieze fragment depicting a scene from the legend of the Temptation of Mara, The demon king Mara sought to distract Buddha from meditating. Here Mara, with his army of demons in the background, is restrained from drawing his sword. His dress illustrates the variety of cultural infuences of the region. Northwest Pakistan. Buddhist. 2nd 3rd C AD. Gandhara.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Theresa McCullough Collection, London
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A16_429
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
31,0Mb (1,4Mb) / 9,5in x 12,7in / 2838 x 3812 (300dpi)