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Two Gandhara Buddha heads of grey schist stone A Gandhara grey schist stone relief of "The teaching Buddha",
and stucco, both with defined head and pronounced executed in combined low relief and engraved. He is seated in
ushnisha. 3rd-4th century AD. H. 12 and 14 cm. (2) dhayanasana on a lotus throne, dressed in a richly pleated robe,
Provenance: Danish private collection. Acquired in Karachi, the hands in the dharmachakra mudra, serene face with urna, the
Pakistan, in the 1960s. DKK 6,000–8,000 / € 805–1,100 head backed by a halo. 3rd-4th century AD. H. 31 cm.
Provenance: Private Danish collection. Acquired in Karachi, Pakistan,
in the 1960s.

Compare with Isao Kurita, Gandharan Art II, Tokyo, 2003, p. 97, nos.
247-250 (hair and mudra) p. 32 and 33, nos. 68 and 72 (lotus).
DKK 20,000–25,000 / € 2,700–3,350

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A Gandhara grey schist stone relief of "Siddharta rides
a ram to school”. The young prince, later to become
the Buddha, rides a ram surrounded by followers. The
scenery is depicted in a niche, remains of a column to
the right. 3rd-4th century AD. H. 13 cm. L. 18 cm.
Provenance: Danish private collection. Acquired in Karachi,
Pakistan, in the 1960s.

Compare with another in Isao Kurita, Gandharan Art I,
Tokyo, 2003, p. 49, no. 81.
One in the Peshawar Museum is published in Ingholt,
Gandharan Art in Pakistan, New York, 1959/1971, p. 54,
no. 23. DKK 10,000–15,000 / € 1,350–2,000

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