Last Existence: Siddhārtha in school

Part of a relief of wich only remains a fragment of a scene and a dividing element in the shape of a framed semi-column of the Gandharan-Corinthian type. The base is plain, the cornice is not preserved. There is a vertical continuous tenon on the proper left side of the relief. On the bottom there is a small rectangular tenon. The scene depicts Siddhārtha in school. Prince Siddhārtha is taken to school to be educated as befits his rank. He proves to be well-learned in all the sciences, including writing. The only extant figure is a male figure seated with feet on alow footstool. The upper part of the body is slightly turned to his left. He has a writign table placed across his knees and is writing with his right. He wears paridhāna and uttarīya and has a long necklace with a round diadem and a short flat band necklace.