Last Existence: Interpretation of Māyā’s Dream

An almost squared panel depicting a scene from the Buddha's Birth Cycle. The base consists of a plain fillet, and the relief has no cornice. There is a square nail hole cutting across the panel in the upper central part. The two sides are fashioned in vertical continuous rebated joints. The scene represents the Interpretation of Māyā’s dream. After dreaming of an elephant entering her side, Māyā and Śuddodhana ask the astrologer about the meaning of this dream. The wise man says that the queen has been chosen as the mother of a great being. On the right, King Śuddhodana and Queen Māyā sit on a two-seats throne with their feet resting on low footstools. Their heads and busts are tilted to the right, the right hands are raised holding unidentified objects, while their left rests on the corresponding knees. Both royalsa wears long fdraped garments. Next to the couple, on the left, there is a standing figure wearing a long dhotī, large anklets and a long necklace. He holds something in his raised right hand. To the extreme left of the scene, Asita is sitting on a stool. His right hand is raised up.