Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c12.s3.t5.10

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INNER FACE: Top Panel—Śyāma Jātaka. Śyāma, the only son of a blind hermit and his wife, who are entirely dependent on him for support, goes to draw water and is shot with an arrow by the king of Vārāṇasī who is out hunting; thanks to the king’s penitence and his parent’s sorrow, Indra intervenes, and allows Śyāma to be healed and his parents’ sight to be restored.