A gray schist figure of Buddha

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

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A gray schist figure of Buddha
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Very finely carved seated on a throne with his legs in dhyanasana and his hands folded in his lap, the robe with long flowing folds, his face with a meditative expression flanked by pendulous lobes and wavy hair arranged in a domed topknot, backed by a round nimbus
23 in. (58.3 cm.) high

Lot Essay

This is a classic and very finely executed image; for a related example with similar depiction of Buddha in adoration on the base, see R. Russek, Buddha zwischen Ost und West, Skulpturen aus Gandhara/Pakistan, 1987, cat. no. 64, p. 64.

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