Ivory carved tusk depicting Buddha life stories

20th century carved ivory tusk at Decorative Arts Gallery, National Museum, New Delhi

Carved elephant tusk depicting Buddha life stories is an intricately carved complete single tusk now exhibited at the Decorative Arts gallery,[1] National Museum, New Delhi, India. This tusk was donated to the Museum. This tusk, which is nearly five foot long, illustrates forty three events in the life of the Buddha and is thought to have been made by early 20th century craftsmen from the Delhi region.[2]

  1. ^ "Decorative Arts Gallery at National Museum reopened". The Hindu. New Delhi. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ "British Museum - Ivory tusks carved with figures and cartoons". Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2017.