A well carved schist figure of a Bodhisattva

Description:

Pakistan, ancient region of Gandhara, 3rd/4th cent. a.d.
H. 18,6 cm (o.S.)
Mounted on a plinth.
From the estate of the Helmut Ploog Collection (1940-2024), collected from 1965 onwards. Collection card preserved with the note acquired from the K.G. Collection, Rhineland, acquired in the German art trade from the 1960s to 2003. Gorny & Mosch, München, December 2020, lot 585 - Partly chipped