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Prince Vessantara gives away the elephant,
a scene from the next-to-last-life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)

approx. 1800-1850
Central Thailand
Paint and gold on cloth
Gift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Southeast Asian Art Collection, 2006.27.81.2


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