A Gandhara schist fragment of a base. 2nd/3rd century - image-1

Lot 500 Dα

A Gandhara schist fragment of a base. 2nd/3rd century

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
03.06.2015, 14:00 - Chinese Decorative Arts, Tibet/Nepal, India, South-East Asia
Estimate: 500 € - 600 €
Result: 868 € (incl. premium)

A Gandhara schist fragment of a base. 2nd/3rd century

A Gandhara schist fragment of a base carved with a bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya, seated in meditation on a throne, to his left the standing figure of a woman, on top of the architrave a single foot. 2nd/3rd century. Mounted.
Height 25.5 cm; width 23.5 cm

Provenance

Harald Haack, Bochum, Germany