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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist relief with Buddha and a chakra
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Buddha standing at center holding the hem of his sanghati and backed by a nimbus, with Vajrapani at right dressed in a short tunic and clutching the vajra with both hands, a lotiform chakra at left resting on a low base, with three adoring monks, all flanked by columns with foliate capitals
13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) wide
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Buddha standing at center holding the hem of his sanghati and backed by a nimbus, with Vajrapani at right dressed in a short tunic and clutching the vajra with both hands, a lotiform chakra at left resting on a low base, with three adoring monks, all flanked by columns with foliate capitals
13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
Private collection, Pennsylvania, acquired by 1970