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The Birth and the First Seven Steps of the Buddha

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Date: Kushan period, about 2nd/3rd century
Medium: Phyllite
Culture: Gandhara
Department: Arts of Asia
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 8374

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Credit line: Samuel M. Nickerson Fund

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Object type: AAT300190691

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