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Property of a Private European Gentleman
A gray schist figure of a bodhisattva
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist figure of a bodhisattva
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Seated in dhyanasana with the hands folded in his lap, dressed in a flowing sanghati open at the chest and adorned with various necklaces, the mustachioed face with heavy-lidded eyes centered by a raised urna, with the hair in flowing locks secured by an elaborate crested turban
29¾ in. (75.6 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Seated in dhyanasana with the hands folded in his lap, dressed in a flowing sanghati open at the chest and adorned with various necklaces, the mustachioed face with heavy-lidded eyes centered by a raised urna, with the hair in flowing locks secured by an elaborate crested turban
29¾ in. (75.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Belgium, 1967