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           A Gandhara grey schist stone relief of "Meditating Buddha flanked                                                                                         36
           by two disciples". Buddha is seated in dhyanasana on a square                                                                                             A Gandhara grey schist stone relief of "Bodhisattvas in
           base covered by a draping, hands in meditation position in his lap,                                                                                       niches", part of a decorative panel. Two pointed niches
           serenelooking face with halo backing the head, flanked by two                                                                                             with standing male bodhisattvas, the niches seperated by
           male disciples, the scenery is framed by two square columns, two                                                                                          simplified versions of the Indo-Persepolis column with
           voluminous wreaths fills the space between the figures. 3rd-4th                                                                                           bull capitals. 3rd-4th century AD. H. 19 cm. L. 35 cm.
           century AD. H. 22 cm. L. 33.5 cm. D. 7 cm.                                                                                                                Provenance: Danish private collection. Acquired in Karachi,
           Provenance: Danish private collection. Acquired in Karachi, Pakistan,                                                                                     Pakistan, in the 1960s.
           in the 1960s.
                                                                                                                                                                     Compare with Isao Kurita, Gandharan Art II, Tokyo, 2003,
           Compare with Isao Kurita, Gandharan Art II, Tokyo, 2003, p. 106 and                                                                                       p. 146, no. 418. Also Ingholt, Gandharan  art in Pakistan,
           Zwalf, Gandharan Sculpture, London 1990, pp. 119-122, nos.193-200.                                                                                        1957/1971, p. 51 no. 10.
                                     DKK 20,000–25,000 / € 2,700–3,350                                                                                                                DKK 15,000–20,000 / € 2,000–2,700




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