LOT 0414 Gandharan Frieze Section of Bodhisattva
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3rd century AD. A carved schist frieze section with rectangular socket to the upper face; seated figure of a bodhisattva (Shakyamuni?) on a raised dais in cross-legged stance (padmasana), with generous outer garment and swags of beads, turban with frontal plaque and retaining bands, nimbus to the rear, the hands folded in the lap; a male and female attendant flanking, the male bearded wearing a short tunic and high boots, offering a cup to the bodhisattva; the female in floor-length robe holding a frond to her chest; at each end, a column of bulbous lobes (vegetation?); mounted on a custom-made stand. See Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, for discussion.37.6 kg total, 40cm long including stand (15 3/4"). From a South West London collection; formed 1990-2000.
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