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GANDHARA, 3RD/4TH CENTURY
Details
A Rare Stucco Fragment of a Capital
Gandhara, 3rd/4th Century
Very finely modeled with a central figure of a Bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana wearing long flowing voluminous robes, his face in a meditative expression with hair spilling down over the shoulders, backed by two intersected circular nimbi and flanked by acanthus leaves, remains of red polychromy
13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) wide
Gandhara, 3rd/4th Century
Very finely modeled with a central figure of a Bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana wearing long flowing voluminous robes, his face in a meditative expression with hair spilling down over the shoulders, backed by two intersected circular nimbi and flanked by acanthus leaves, remains of red polychromy
13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
Japanese Collection, 1990s