2nd-4th century AD. A schist fragment comprising a ledge with female dancer with head raised and holding a fold of her pleated dress, flanked by two kilted males, the backdrop a large eagle with serpent in its beak; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Jongeward, D. Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 49 for female dancer. 27.6 kg, 60.5cm with stand (23 3/4"). From an important London, UK, collection; formed 1980-1990.