ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD-4TH CENTURY CE

Name: A GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF SEATED BUDDHA
Brand: ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD-4TH CENTURY CE
Price: 8000.00 USD
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A GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF SEATED BUDDHA

ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD-4TH CENTURY CE

11³⁄₄ in. (29.8 cm.) high

John Crews Rainey, New York, 1960s.
Christie's New York, 20 March 2024, lot 534.

'Gandhara in Gotham," Social Register Observer, May 2002, vol. CXVI, p. 50.

Please note the starting bid is $8,000.

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Lot Essay

Seated in dhyanasana with his hands in dhyanamudra in his lap, the Buddha in the present lot is finely carved and clad in a voluminous sanghati, elegantly draped over both shoulders. His face is delicately rendered with a bow-shaped mouth, an aquiline nose and gentle, downcast eyes, evoking the profound tranquillity of meditation. His hair is finely parted and gathered into a bun atop the ushnisha, while a nimbus frames his head. The Buddha sits upon a cushioned base, where shallow carvings suggest presence of draped fabrics cascading down the seat.