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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A red schist relief with the Adoration of the Chakra
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
The chakra at center on a pedestal shaded by the bodhi tree, surrounded by standing and kneeling worshippers with hands folded in veneration, with a border at top carved with stylized flowerheads, and dentillated arches at the sides with bird head terminals
17¾ in. (45.0 cm.) wide
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
The chakra at center on a pedestal shaded by the bodhi tree, surrounded by standing and kneeling worshippers with hands folded in veneration, with a border at top carved with stylized flowerheads, and dentillated arches at the sides with bird head terminals
17¾ in. (45.0 cm.) wide
Provenance
Japanese Collection, acquired in the 1980s