An important parcel gilt and polychromed gray schist figure of the Teaching Buddha
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
An important parcel gilt and polychromed gray schist figure of the Teaching Buddha Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century Very finely carved with the teaching Buddha seated on a lotus throne, supported by two by a lion flanked by two elephants, a pair of columns on either side with addorsed bulls forming the capitals and supporting an entablature with a modillion cornice lining a balcony with female occupants, a kneeling figure on either side of the Buddha's head, all framed by Bodhisattvas seated in niches and two parakeets perched on the arch, the base with a frieze of Hariti and Panchika, the dispensers of both riches and fertility, flanked by pairs of nude male figures, with substantial remains of gilding and red pigment 20 1/8 in. (51 cm.) high
An important parcel gilt and polychromed gray schist figure of the Teaching Buddha
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
An important parcel gilt and polychromed gray schist figure of the Teaching Buddha Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century Very finely carved with the teaching Buddha seated on a lotus throne, supported by two by a lion flanked by two elephants, a pair of columns on either side with addorsed bulls forming the capitals and supporting an entablature with a modillion cornice lining a balcony with female occupants, a kneeling figure on either side of the Buddha's head, all framed by Bodhisattvas seated in niches and two parakeets perched on the arch, the base with a frieze of Hariti and Panchika, the dispensers of both riches and fertility, flanked by pairs of nude male figures, with substantial remains of gilding and red pigment 20 1/8 in. (51 cm.) high
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