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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
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A fine gray schist relief carving
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Well carved with a god and goddess beneath a tree, the god reaching towards her with an offering of food, with a boy kneeling below and looking on, and with another clambering on his mother's shoulder and clinging to her hair, the backplate with remains of red pigment, the base with a frieze of triangles
5 in. (14 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Well carved with a god and goddess beneath a tree, the god reaching towards her with an offering of food, with a boy kneeling below and looking on, and with another clambering on his mother's shoulder and clinging to her hair, the backplate with remains of red pigment, the base with a frieze of triangles
5 in. (14 cm.) high