Lot Essay
For smaller examples of yakshi reliefs, cf. W. Zwalf, A Catalogue of the Gandhara Sculpture in the British Museum, 1996, vol. II, figs, 346-48.
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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
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A Gray Schist Relief of a Female Attendant
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Well carved with the central figure emerging from acanthus leaves, her right arm upraised supporting a ropetwist garland, wearing a loosely fitted robe falling in long flowing folds from both shoulders, her face with a benign expression and tightly curled hair
20 in. (51 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Well carved with the central figure emerging from acanthus leaves, her right arm upraised supporting a ropetwist garland, wearing a loosely fitted robe falling in long flowing folds from both shoulders, her face with a benign expression and tightly curled hair
20 in. (51 cm.) high