Lot 3
3
A small gray schist carving of a Bodhisattva
A small gray schist carving of a Bodhisattva

GANDHARA, 3RD CENTURY

Details
A small gray schist carving of a Bodhisattva
Gandhara, 3rd Century
The plaque finely carved in openwork relief with a Bodhisattva seated in lalitasana, with his head turned to the side resting against the outstretched index finger of his right hand, in a pensive mood holding the stem of a large lotus bud in his left hand and wearing a finely pleated robe and beaded necklaces
4 in. (10 cm.) high

Lot Essay

For a small carving of a contemplative Bodhisattva in the Samuel Eilenberg Collection, cf. M. Lerner and S. Kossak, The Lotus Transcendent, Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection, 1991, cat. no. 80.