Live Auction 2578Indian & Southeast Asian Art
A gray schist figure of a lion
Lot 516

A gray schist figure of a lion

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

Closed12 September 2012

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USD 10,000

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A gray schist figure of a lion
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
With a thick unruly mane, bulging eyes and open mouth revealing straight rows of teeth, his tongue wagging
10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) high

Hiruma Collection, Japan, before 1986

Specialist note

Figures of lions typically flank the throne of Buddha, and this is a large example of its type.