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A gray schist figure of a Buddha on an elephant
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist figure of a Buddha on an elephant
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
The Buddha seated on a tall throne atop the elephant's back with his hands at his chest and clad in a long sanghati, his wavy hair surmounted by a headdress and his throne with incised detail at verso, the elephant standing, his feet with incised toenails and his head with long tusks and small fanned ears, his raised trunk holding a flower
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
The Buddha seated on a tall throne atop the elephant's back with his hands at his chest and clad in a long sanghati, his wavy hair surmounted by a headdress and his throne with incised detail at verso, the elephant standing, his feet with incised toenails and his head with long tusks and small fanned ears, his raised trunk holding a flower
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Provenance
Japanese Collection, acquired in the 1990s