STATUE DE BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI Gandhara, IIe-IIIe s. ap. J.-C. Schiste gris H. 66 cm Provenance...

STATUE DE BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
Gandhara, IIe-IIIe s. ap. J.-C.
Schiste gris
H. 66 cm

Provenance
Ancienne collection japonaise, depuis 1980
Ancienne collection privée anglaise, acquis au Japon en 2003

A Gandhara statue of Buddha Shakyamuni. Standing on a base, carved in relief with flower heads, the right arm missing, the left is bent and hold the mantle. He wears a pleated garment, his face with meditative expression, urna, aquiline nose, smiling lips, long earlobes, waivy hairdress combed into the usnisha and head halo behind. Ca. 2nd - 3rd century A.D.