Lot Essay
The left hand is typically lowered holding the hem of the robe and is here particularly finely carved, as is the rounded face and wavy hair.
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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
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A gray schist figure of a standing buddha
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Finely carved standing on a rectangular base carved with two devotees in adoration flanking an altar, wearing long flowing robes, his head slightly lowered in a compassionate expression and backed by a round nimbus, the folds of the robe finely articulated and the hand and features of the face sensitively carved
30¾ in. (78 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Finely carved standing on a rectangular base carved with two devotees in adoration flanking an altar, wearing long flowing robes, his head slightly lowered in a compassionate expression and backed by a round nimbus, the folds of the robe finely articulated and the hand and features of the face sensitively carved
30¾ in. (78 cm.) high