GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

Details

A Gray Schist Fragment
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Expressively carved with a female figure wearing a wreath and holding aloft a fan
10½ in. (27 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner in Pakistan in 1961 while filming a documentary.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

This fragment is possibly from a scene of the temptation of Mara, depicting one of his three beautiful daughters sent to seduce Siddhartha during his meditiation, in order to prevent him from reaching enlightenment and greater power.

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