Siddhartha's Secret Escape, Gandhara Relief

Jan van der Crabben
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The prince Siddhartha secretly leaves the palace of his father. Not to wake the sleeping inhabitants of the palace, yakshas lift his horse on its hooves and carry it above the ground. Gandhara region, Pakistan, 3rd / 4th century CE. Exhibited at Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Crabben, J. v. d. (2018, December 17). Siddhartha's Secret Escape, Gandhara Relief. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9728/siddharthas-secret-escape-gandhara-relief/

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Crabben, Jan van der. "Siddhartha's Secret Escape, Gandhara Relief." World History Encyclopedia, December 17, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9728/siddharthas-secret-escape-gandhara-relief/.

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Crabben, Jan van der. "Siddhartha's Secret Escape, Gandhara Relief." World History Encyclopedia, 17 Dec 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9728/siddharthas-secret-escape-gandhara-relief/.

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