Asian Art II - 13th November 2019

Lot 448

A GANDHARAN GREY SCHIST FRAGMENT OF A FRIEZE 1ST/2ND CENTURY AD One side carved in relief with a...

Estimate £500 - £800

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Description

A GANDHARAN GREY SCHIST FRAGMENT OF A FRIEZE

1ST/2ND CENTURY AD

One side carved in relief with a repeating design of flowerheads contained within diamonds, each bloom simply rendered with five petals, with finely incised lines to the borders, 60.5cm.

Provenance: from a Belgian private collection, acquired in the London art market in 1976.