2nd-3rd century AD. A carved schist frieze fragment of Atlas, bearded and wearing a dhoti, standing in a striking pose with legs firmly planted and left arm raised; mounted on a custom-made stand. See Jongeward, D. Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018. 4.1 kg, 31cm including stand (12 1/4"). From a South West London collection; formed 1990-2000.