The Annual Distinguished Lecture on the Arts of South and Southeast Asia will feature John Guy, Florence and Herbert Irving Curator. Guy will explore the lived traditions of early Indian Buddhism as witnessed in the rich archaeological and artistic legacy of the Deccan in south central India, a colourful and fragrant world centered on the art of the stupa (an ancient monumental religious structure) and the veneration of relics.
The Met — “Annual Lecture: Fragrant Stories, Buddhist Art in Early India”
