AIA Lecture Series: "Buddha’s Nativity & First Steps in the Art of Early South Asia”

12th Annual Dorothy M. Price Memorial Lecture on Ancient Art
Speaker, Dr. Sonya Rhie Mace, Curator, Indian & Southeast Asian Art, Cleveland Museum of Art; will discuss relief sculptures depicting Buddha as a baby.

Credit
Pakistan, Gandhara, The Birth of Siddhartha and the Seven Steps. Grey schist relief carving, 2nd - 3rd centuries. 17 1/8 × 20 1/8 × 6 in. (43.5 × 51.1 × 15.2 cm). Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, by exchange, 2008.20.

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Date:
December 19, 2025

Time:
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Location:
Green Building, Little Theater

Price:
Free for All

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