A gray schist relief with mythical creatures
A gray schist relief with mythical creatures

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

Details
A gray schist relief with mythical creatures
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Well carved with a man riding a dragon at center, facing a creature with the tail of a serpent and torso and head of a man, with an additional dragon at far left, and a male figure in princely garb in a niche at far right
18¾ in. (47.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired in London, 1980s
Literature
I. Kurita, Gandharan Art, vol. II, 2003, p. 238, fig. 712

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