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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist figure of Buddha
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Seated with his hands folded in his lap holding a piled garland, clad in a voluminous sanghati fanning across the base and draped over both shoulders, the face with aquiline nose and finely carved downcast eyes centered by a raised urna, the hair arranged in variegated waves and drawn over the ushnisha, the base with a standing Buddha and lion at right and an attendant at left
27½ in. (69.9 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Seated with his hands folded in his lap holding a piled garland, clad in a voluminous sanghati fanning across the base and draped over both shoulders, the face with aquiline nose and finely carved downcast eyes centered by a raised urna, the hair arranged in variegated waves and drawn over the ushnisha, the base with a standing Buddha and lion at right and an attendant at left
27½ in. (69.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Boston
The Dharma Collection, Israel, acquired from Christie's New York, 17 September 1999, lot 6
The Dharma Collection, Israel, acquired from Christie's New York, 17 September 1999, lot 6
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Please note the size of this work is 27½ in. (69.9 cm.) high
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