GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

The scene illustrates Buddha's taming of the elephant Nalagiri, who had been inebriated by Buddha's jealous cousin Devadatta, making him wild. But Nalagiri immediately calmed down upon encountering Buddha; for another example, see I. Kurita, Gandharan Art, vol. I, fig. P3-XI, p. 144.