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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist relief of Buddha
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Finely carved with Buddha Shakyamuni in an arched niche at center, his right hand in abhaya mudra, the left resting on his hip, draped in a sanghati, a parasol above, flanked on both sides by various male and female worshippers, a Buddha seated above, also flanked by several acolytes with folded hands, all surrounded by a floral garland relief
14½ in. (36.8 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Finely carved with Buddha Shakyamuni in an arched niche at center, his right hand in abhaya mudra, the left resting on his hip, draped in a sanghati, a parasol above, flanked on both sides by various male and female worshippers, a Buddha seated above, also flanked by several acolytes with folded hands, all surrounded by a floral garland relief
14½ in. (36.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s, Japan