Lot Essay
The treatment of the throne blanket with diaper pattern and floral scroll border is a unique feature and exceptionally well executed.
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SWAT, 3RD CENTURY
Details
A Gray schist figure of a Seated Maitreya
Swat, 3rd century
Seated in dhyanasana on a low throne covered with a cushion and a carpet, his folded hands holding a floral spray, wearing diaphanous robes, multiple necklaces and arm bands, his face with a benign expression and hair arranged in a topknot
26 5/8 in. (67.5 cm.) high
Swat, 3rd century
Seated in dhyanasana on a low throne covered with a cushion and a carpet, his folded hands holding a floral spray, wearing diaphanous robes, multiple necklaces and arm bands, his face with a benign expression and hair arranged in a topknot
26 5/8 in. (67.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Japanese Collection, acquired in the 1980s
Literature
I. Kurita, Gandharan Art, The World of the Buddha, vol. II, 2003, fig. 9, p. 334 (detail of throne)