Lot Essay
The man holding the reins may be Siddhartha's father, King Suddhodana. For a closely related example, see H. Ingholt, Gandharan Art in Pakistan, 1957, p. 53 and fig. 17.
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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A green schist relief of the Return to Kapilavastu
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Deeply carved with Siddhartha and Queen Maya riding in a cart decorated with a floral motif and pulled by two rams
6½ x 11½ in. (16.5 x 29 cm.)
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Deeply carved with Siddhartha and Queen Maya riding in a cart decorated with a floral motif and pulled by two rams
6½ x 11½ in. (16.5 x 29 cm.)
Provenance
Private Japanese Collection, acquired in the 1990s