Asian Art II - 28th July 2021

Lot 652

A GANDHARAN GREY SCHIST FRAGMENTARY RELIEF

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £800

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Description

A GANDHARAN GREY SCHIST FRAGMENTARY RELIEF

C.2ND CENTURY AD

Depicting the parinirvana of Buddha, he lies on a bed wearing loose robes, with an archway and pillars framing the scene, all attached to a modern stand, 21cm.

Provenance: formerly a Japanese private collection acquired in the 1980s; and then the collection of Mr Richard Nathanson (d.2018), by repute purchased from Jonathan Tucker on 5th February 2014.