A gray schist relief with Buddha receiving the sheaf of grass
A gray schist relief with Buddha receiving the sheaf of grass

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

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A gray schist relief with Buddha receiving the sheaf of grass
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
With Buddha walking on the left and then receiving the sheaf of kusha grass on the right, each with the right hand in abhayamudra and followed by Vajrapani, the scenes flanked by trees of assorted types and with a foliate wreath border above
19 in. (48.2 cm.) wide
Provenance
Private Collection, Thailand, mid 1980s or earlier
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 2011

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