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A mottle red sandstone relief with Hariti and Panchika
INDIA, MATHURA, KUSHAN PERIOD, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A mottle red sandstone relief with Hariti and Panchika
India, Mathura, Kushan period, 2nd/3rd century
Well-carved with the couple crouched on either side of a low drum, Panchika at left with a club in his right hand and a vase in his left, and Hariti holding a lotus in her right hand and cradling a child in her left, both clad in a short dhoti and adorned with various jewelry, with smiling faces backed by mandorlas, with incised geometric patterns on the wall behind them
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
India, Mathura, Kushan period, 2nd/3rd century
Well-carved with the couple crouched on either side of a low drum, Panchika at left with a club in his right hand and a vase in his left, and Hariti holding a lotus in her right hand and cradling a child in her left, both clad in a short dhoti and adorned with various jewelry, with smiling faces backed by mandorlas, with incised geometric patterns on the wall behind them
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
Provenance
Japanese collection, acquired in the 1990s