A gray schist figure of a Winged Atlas
A gray schist figure of a Winged Atlas

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

Details
A gray schist figure of a Winged Atlas
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
The seated figure with one knee raised and wearing a voluminous dhoti, his left arm behind his head and his wings visible behind his shoulders
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
Provenance
Ghigo Collection, London, acquired from Sotheby's, London, 16 February 1981, lot 563

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