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Description: The sculpture depicts a scene where three soothsayers are interpreting to King Suddhodana the dream of Queen Maya, mother of Lord Buddha. Below them is seated a scribe recording the interpretation. This is possibly the earliest available pictorial record of the art of writing in India.
Title: Interpretation of Queen Maya's dream
Credit: Varis Alvi (1 January 2000). Saadat Hasan Manto (Urdu Writer). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. ISBN: 978-81-260-0863-6. (endpaper) Originally from: Nagarjunakonda, 2nd-century A.D
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