Art of Southeast Asia: Borobudur

Artist: unknown
Title: The Great Stupa/Mount Meru at Borobudur, first gallery, scenes from the lives of Shakyamuni Buddha
Material: volcanic rock
Site: Borobudur, Central Java, Indonesia
Current Location: in situ
Period/Date: ca. end of the 8th - beginning of the 9th century, under the Shailendra Dynasty
Iconography/Iconology: This scene shows the prince cutting his hair and presenting his jewelry to the groom in preparation for his ascetic life.
Stylistic Comments:
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