A GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Pakistan, Ancient region of Gandhara, 2nd/3th cent.
H. 82 cm (93) cm
Standing in samabhanga with his left leg slightly thrusted forward, both arms broken, wearing a monastic garment including a mantle covering both shoulders, falling down his body and legs in concentric pleats, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into his nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, his wavy hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and a head halo behind, on stand.
From the Helmut Ploog Collection (1940 - 2024), collected from 1965 onwards - Chipped, part. rest.