Lot Essay
The carving of this figure is exceptionally well executed with elegant treatment of the drapery subtly revealing the underlying physique and the right leg gently bent as if in motion.
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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist figure of Buddha
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Standing in samapada, the body well-modeled beneath the cascading folds of his voluminous robes, the face with heavy-lidded eyes and raised urna, the delicately carved locks of hair pulled over his ushnisha, backed by a halo
34 in. (86.4 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Standing in samapada, the body well-modeled beneath the cascading folds of his voluminous robes, the face with heavy-lidded eyes and raised urna, the delicately carved locks of hair pulled over his ushnisha, backed by a halo
34 in. (86.4 cm.) high
Provenance
American Private Collection, 1980s