INDIA, Gandhara, 3rd-6th century - Lot 63

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4000 - 6000 EUR
INDIA, Gandhara, 3rd-6th century - Lot 63
INDIA, Gandhara, 3rd-6th century Haloed Buddha Schist H. 43 cm L. 28 cm approx. This beautiful stele from Gandhara depicts the haloed Buddha, seated in padmasana position, hands joined in dharmachakra mudra, surrounded by two tathagatas and two garland bearers. The treatment of the sculpture is reminiscent of the style of the Bajaur region. Gandhara is a region located between Peshawar, the Swat Valley and Taxila in northwest Pakistan. Conquered in 330 BC by Alexander the Great, he introduced the Hellenistic style, which had an important influence on the statuary of this region for over seven centuries.
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