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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. JOHN CREWS RAINEY (LOTS 9 - 22)
After John Crews Rainey received his masters degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he worked under the renowned International School architect, Edward Durrell Stone from 1960-69 on diverse projects such as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C.; the General Motors Building, New York; the U.S. Ambassador's residence, New Delhi; the estate of Ayub Khan, Islamabad; and the Water and Power Development Authority, Lahore. Most of the Rainey collection of Gandharan art was formed during the 1960's.
A Gray Schist Frieze
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A Gray Schist Frieze
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Carved in relief depicting six figures in Hellenistic dress holding offerings and facing towards the Buddha at center
9½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Carved in relief depicting six figures in Hellenistic dress holding offerings and facing towards the Buddha at center
9½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960's
Literature
"Gandhara in Gotham," Social Register Observer, May 2002, vol. CXVI, p. 50.