GANDHARA, 3RD CENTURY

Details

A gray schist relief of Hariti and Panchika
Gandhara, 3rd century
Finely carved with the couple seated together on a throne, she with her left hand raised and her right resting tenderly on his knee, each clad in voluminous robes and adorned with a necklace and garland, their faces with benign expressions with almond-shaped eyes and small lips, their hair pulled into chignons and secured with headdresses, each backed by a halo
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high

Provenance

Private Japanese Collection, acquired in the 1990s

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Lot Essay

The non-Buddhist deities, Panchika and Hariti, are the dispensers of riches and fertility. Although of Indian origin, the god and goddess are often depicted seated in "European style," as in the present example. For other examples, see W. Zwalf, A Catalogue of the Gandharan Sculpture in the British Museum, 1996, cat. nos. 96-98.

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