A Gray Schist Bust of a Jeweled Bodhisattva
A Gray Schist Bust of a Jeweled Bodhisattva

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

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A Gray Schist Bust of a Jeweled Bodhisattva
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Crisply carved in a serene expression with his robe draped across his shoulder and wearing a cluster of necklaces, his face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes beneath arched brows, straight nose and wavy moustache, his hair arranged in wavy curls tied to a topknot and with tresses falling down over both shoulders before a circular nimbus
15 in. (38 cm.) high

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