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GANDHARA SCHIST FIGURE OF SEATED BUDDHA
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100 – 300 AD. Gandhara. Seated schist figure of Buddha atop a square platform ornamented with floral motifs. The facial features are carefully modelled, with heavily-lidded eyes, a small nose and closed lips; the face is framed by hair in a characteristic topknot (Ushnisha) and large, pendulous ears. Buddha wears a billowing robe and is backed by a round halo. His hands are arranged in the Abhaya or gesture (mudra) of blessing or protection, in which the right hand, held at shoulder level, is pointed upward with the palm facing out. Attributed to the Buddha immediately following his enlightenment, the Abhaya is usually intended as a gesture of reassurance. Gandhara was an ancient region in the Peshawar basin in the north-west of the ancient Indian subcontinent. The Kushan period (c. 75-451 AD) of Gandharan art, to which this schist head example belongs, was the golden age of artistic production in the area. For further information on Gandharan art, see Jongeward, D. 2019, Buddhist Art Of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Excellent condition. Size: L:550mm / W:360mm ; 29.4kg. Provenance: From an old British collection of Asian Art formed in the 1990 on the UK and European art market.
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100 – 300 AD. Gandhara. Seated schist figure of Buddha atop a square platform ornamented with floral motifs. The facial features are carefully modelled, with heavily-lidded eyes, a small nose and closed lips; the face is framed by hair in a characteristic topknot (Ushnisha) and large, pendulous ears. Buddha wears a billowing robe and is backed by a round halo. His hands are arranged in the Abhaya or gesture (mudra) of blessing or protection, in which the right hand, held at shoulder level, is pointed upward with the palm facing out. Attributed to the Buddha immediately following his enlightenment, the Abhaya is usually intended as a gesture of reassurance. Gandhara was an ancient region in the Peshawar basin in the north-west of the ancient Indian subcontinent. The Kushan period (c. 75-451 AD) of Gandharan art, to which this schist head example belongs, was the golden age of artistic production in the area. For further information on Gandharan art, see Jongeward, D. 2019, Buddhist Art Of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Excellent condition. Size: L:550mm / W:360mm ; 29.4kg. Provenance: From an old British collection of Asian Art formed in the 1990 on the UK and European art market.
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