A Gray Schist Frieze
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A Gray Schist Frieze

GANDHARA, CIRCA 3RD/4TH CENTURY

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A Gray Schist Frieze
Gandhara, circa 3rd/4th Century
Deeply carved with a standing figure of a Bodhisattva flanked by further figures and a monkey clambering in their midst
22 in. (55.8 cm.) high

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This fragment likely originally formed part of a large stele showing the preaching Buddha.

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