Sale 4914
London, South Kensington
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27 April 2012
Price realised
GBP 2,875
Estimate
A CARVED GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDDHA GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana with his hands folded in his lap, the folds of the sanghati flowing over both shoulders and spilling over his legs, the wavy hair pulled over the ushnisha, seated on a cushion over a plinth, neck repaired, on stand 13¼in. (33.6cm.) high
Provenance
UK private collection, 1970s.
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