A GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Pakistan, Ancient Region of Gandhara, 2nd/ 3rd cent.
H. 27 ( 33) cm
Seated with legs crossed on a rectangular throne covered with a cover of grass, the hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing monastic garment including a mantle covering both shoulders falling down in wide pleats along body and legs, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, wavy hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and remnants of a halo behind, on wood stand.
Old Bavarian private collection - Partly chipped