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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. JOHN CREWS RAINEY
A Gray Schist Figure of Maitreya
GANDHARA, 3RD CENTURY
Details
A Gray Schist Figure of Maitreya
Gandhara, 3rd Century
Standing on a waisted plinth wearing long flowing robes with a sweeping shawl and holding the waterpot, his face with a serene expression and moustache, his hair with flowing curls forming a topknot and backed by a circular nimbus
32 in. (81.2 cm.) high
Gandhara, 3rd Century
Standing on a waisted plinth wearing long flowing robes with a sweeping shawl and holding the waterpot, his face with a serene expression and moustache, his hair with flowing curls forming a topknot and backed by a circular nimbus
32 in. (81.2 cm.) high
Provenance
B. C. Holland, Inc., Chicago, sold at Sotheby's New York, 21 September 1995, lot 29.
Literature
"Gandhara in Gotham," Social Register Observer, May 2002, vol. CXVI, p. 51.