Lot Essay
The incised flask is an unusual feature.
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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist figure of Maitreya
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Seated in 'Royal Ease' with his hands in dharmachakramudra, dressed in a dhoti and sanghati draped over the shoulder and adorned with various necklaces and threads, the face with serene downcast expression, the hair in wavy locks and tied in a topknot, backed by a nimbus, flanked by a pair of kneeling devotees, with the flask incised at the center of the base
20¾ in. (52.7 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Seated in 'Royal Ease' with his hands in dharmachakramudra, dressed in a dhoti and sanghati draped over the shoulder and adorned with various necklaces and threads, the face with serene downcast expression, the hair in wavy locks and tied in a topknot, backed by a nimbus, flanked by a pair of kneeling devotees, with the flask incised at the center of the base
20¾ in. (52.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Japan, 1990