A GREY SCHIST BUST OF A BODHISATTVA Ancient Region of Gandhara, Kushan Period, 2nd/3rd century
well carved with a finely pleated robe draped elegantly over his upper body and looped over his left shoulder, richly bejeweled wearing a foliate collar with matching armband and a pendant looped necklace suspending two vidyadharas centering a faceted jewel, his wavy hair gathered in a double-looped topknot secured by an elaborate headdress with festoons and rosettes, his face bearing a serene, introspective expression, the figure backed by a halo
Height 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm.)
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well carved with a finely pleated robe draped elegantly over his upper body and looped over his left shoulder, richly bejeweled wearing a foliate collar with matching armband and a pendant looped necklace suspending two vidyadharas centering a faceted jewel, his wavy hair gathered in a double-looped topknot secured by an elaborate headdress with festoons and rosettes, his face bearing a serene, introspective expression, the figure backed by a halo
Height 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm.)