• Indian and Southeast Asian Art auction at Christies

    Sale 2337

    Indian and Southeast Asian Art

    New York

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    14 September 2010

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    • A gray schist relief with drag
    Lot 7

    A gray schist relief with dragons

    GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 6,250

    Estimate

    USD 5,000 - USD 7,000

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    A gray schist relief with dragons
    Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
    Expressively carved with a man and woman in flowing robes seated amidst two winged dragons
    20 1/8 in. (51.5 cm.) wide

    Provenance

    Private Collection, Japan, 1980s

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