GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

細節

A Gray Schist Frieze of an Amorino
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Well and deeply carved with the cherubic figure holding a thick leafy composite garland across his shoulders, his head slightly turned to the side with his hair arranged in neat curls, his hands encircling the garland visible at the side
16½ in. (41.8 cm.) high

拍品專文

This panel formed part of a larger frieze joined by mortises and tenons carved in the stone; compare a fragmentary panel illustrated by I. Kurita, Gandharan Art, vol. II, The World of the Buddha, fig. 647 and figs. 653 and 654 for smaller continuous garlands.