Lot Essay
This is a rare depiction of the goddess Nana.
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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A rare green schist figure of Nana
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Finely carved seated on a throne with her feet resting on the back of a lion, holding a staff, her face with a benign expression
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Finely carved seated on a throne with her feet resting on the back of a lion, holding a staff, her face with a benign expression
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s
Literature
M. Gosh, 'A rare image of the Goddess Nana from Afghanistan,' in O. Bopearachchi and M-F. Boussac (eds.), Afghanistan, ancien carrefour entre l'est et l'ouest, 2005, pp. 259-70.
M. Gosh, The Origins of Indian Cult Images. A study in the development of early Indian Iconography, forthcoming fall 2006
M. Gosh, "Nana: The 'Original' Goddess on the Lion," Journal of Inner Asian Art & Archaeology, vol. 1, forthcoming November 2006
M. Gosh, The Origins of Indian Cult Images. A study in the development of early Indian Iconography, forthcoming fall 2006
M. Gosh, "Nana: The 'Original' Goddess on the Lion," Journal of Inner Asian Art & Archaeology, vol. 1, forthcoming November 2006