Siddhartha's Secret Escape, Gandhara Relief (Illustration)

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by Jan van der Crabben
published on 17 December 2018

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Siddhartha's Secret Escape, Gandhara Relief — The prince Siddhartha secretly leaves the palace of his father. Not to wake the sleeping inhabitants of the palace, *yakshas* lift his horse on its hooves and carry it above the ground.

Gandhara region, Pakistan, 3rd / 4th century CE.

Exhibited at Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Jan van der Crabben

Jan is the Founder and CEO of Ancient History Encyclopedia, leading the non-profit company to best fulfil its mission to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College.

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Crabben, J. V. D. (2018, December 17). Siddhartha's Secret Escape, Gandhara Relief. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9728/

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Crabben, Jan V. D. "Siddhartha's Secret Escape, Gandhara Relief." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 17, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9728/.

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Crabben, Jan V. D. "Siddhartha's Secret Escape, Gandhara Relief." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Dec 2018. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

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