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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist figure of a bodhisattva
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Seated in dhyanasana with his hands in dharmachakramudra, dressed in a dhoti and sanghati and adorned with various necklaces, the face with aquiline nose and almond-shaped eyes centered by a raised urna, the hair in a topknot secured by an elaborate foliate headdress, with an associated lotus base
43 in. (109.2 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Seated in dhyanasana with his hands in dharmachakramudra, dressed in a dhoti and sanghati and adorned with various necklaces, the face with aquiline nose and almond-shaped eyes centered by a raised urna, the hair in a topknot secured by an elaborate foliate headdress, with an associated lotus base
43 in. (109.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Japan, 1985