Lot details Ancient region of Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century. Seated in dhyanasana with the hands lowered in dhyanamudra, wearing a monastic robe cascading in voluminous folds, the serene face with heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes below gently arched brows, a prominent nose, and full lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the hair pulled up into a topknot, all within a trapezoidal niche. Provenance: Collection of Jean-Marc Andral, acquired c. 2000 from Robert Lorenzelli, Versailles, France. Jean-Marc Andral is a Belgian manager based in Brussels and active in the healthcare industry for over 25 years. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, signs of weathering and erosion, structural cracks, encrustations, nicks and scratches, possibly old minor touchups. Displaying remarkably well overall. Weight: 12.3 kg Dimensions: Height 30 cm, Width 36 cm Expert’s note: The present lot closely relates to a relief seen at Taxila. Taxila (Takshashila in Sanskrit) was an important city of Ancient India, situated at the pivotal junction of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia, on the eastern shore of the Indus River. Some ruins at Taxila date to the time of the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BCE, followed successively by the Mauryan Empire, Indo-Greek, Indo-Scythian, and Kushan Empire periods. By some accounts, the University of Ancient Taxila, founded c. 10th century BC and abandoned by the 5th century AD, was considered to be one of the earliest universities in the world. It was particularly renowned for science, especially medicine, and the arts, but also both religious and secular subjects were taught, and even subject such as archery or astrology. Many Jataka of early Buddhist literature mention students attending the university. 貴霜帝國灰泥浮雕佛像梯形壁龕 健陀羅，二至三世紀。佛陀結全跏趺坐，左右手施禪定印，身著天衣，袈裟層疊，面容安詳，杏眼重瞼，眉梢微翹，鼻樑筆挺，唇角含笑，兩側長長的耳垂，頭髮在頭頂梳成頂髻，背後是一個梯形的壁龕。 來源：Jean-Marc Andral收藏，約2000年購於法國凡爾賽Robert Lorenzelli。Jean-Marc Andral是一位比利時經理，生活在布魯塞爾，活躍於醫療保健行業超過 25 年。 品相：整體狀況良好，與年齡相稱，大面積磨損、缺損、風化和侵蝕的跡象、結構裂縫、結殼、刻痕、劃痕，可能有過輕微修補。 重量: 12.3 公斤 尺寸：高 30 厘米，寬 36 厘米
Lot details Ancient region of Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century. Seated in dhyanasana with the hands lowered in dhyanamudra, wearing a monastic robe cascading in voluminous folds, the serene face with heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes below gently arched brows, a prominent nose, and full lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the hair pulled up into a topknot, all within a trapezoidal niche. Provenance: Collection of Jean-Marc Andral, acquired c. 2000 from Robert Lorenzelli, Versailles, France. Jean-Marc Andral is a Belgian manager based in Brussels and active in the healthcare industry for over 25 years. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, signs of weathering and erosion, structural cracks, encrustations, nicks and scratches, possibly old minor touchups. Displaying remarkably well overall. Weight: 12.3 kg Dimensions: Height 30 cm, Width 36 cm Expert’s note: The present lot closely relates to a relief seen at Taxila. Taxila (Takshashila in Sanskrit) was an important city of Ancient India, situated at the pivotal junction of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia, on the eastern shore of the Indus River. Some ruins at Taxila date to the time of the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BCE, followed successively by the Mauryan Empire, Indo-Greek, Indo-Scythian, and Kushan Empire periods. By some accounts, the University of Ancient Taxila, founded c. 10th century BC and abandoned by the 5th century AD, was considered to be one of the earliest universities in the world. It was particularly renowned for science, especially medicine, and the arts, but also both religious and secular subjects were taught, and even subject such as archery or astrology. Many Jataka of early Buddhist literature mention students attending the university. 貴霜帝國灰泥浮雕佛像梯形壁龕 健陀羅，二至三世紀。佛陀結全跏趺坐，左右手施禪定印，身著天衣，袈裟層疊，面容安詳，杏眼重瞼，眉梢微翹，鼻樑筆挺，唇角含笑，兩側長長的耳垂，頭髮在頭頂梳成頂髻，背後是一個梯形的壁龕。 來源：Jean-Marc Andral收藏，約2000年購於法國凡爾賽Robert Lorenzelli。Jean-Marc Andral是一位比利時經理，生活在布魯塞爾，活躍於醫療保健行業超過 25 年。 品相：整體狀況良好，與年齡相稱，大面積磨損、缺損、風化和侵蝕的跡象、結構裂縫、結殼、刻痕、劃痕，可能有過輕微修補。 重量: 12.3 公斤 尺寸：高 30 厘米，寬 36 厘米
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