A GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA

Description:

Pakistan, Alte Region von Gandhara, 2nd/ 3rd cent.
H. 30 cm
Seated with legs crossed on a pedestal, both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing a monastic garment covering his left shoulder, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes with ear rings, his head topped with an elaborate headgear and a halo behind his head, on wood stand.
Property from a German diplomate collection, assembled before 1980 - Together with a small stone head - Partly chipped, minor restorations