Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan period / 1–100 CE
Procession of Non-Buddhists
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Procession of Non-Buddhists as sculpture (Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan period · 1–100 CE).
A mason's mark incised at the far right would indicate the position where this panel should be placed in the monument.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this sculpture as schist.
The museum's collection notes: The naked figures may be followers of a non-Buddhist religion, such as the Jain or Ajivika. The figures with unusual hairstyles may be depictions of actors from a theatrical troupe. The mood of the procession is joyous, led by a bejeweled nude man clapping his hands to the accompaniment of a wind instrument.
FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
The Cleveland Museum of ArtProcession of Non-BuddhistsOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.