Lot 287 Dα

A grey shist Gandhara figure of a bodhiosattva. 3rd century

A grey shist Gandhara figure of a bodhisattva standing in a pleated dhoti, his left shoulder covered by a long shawl placed over his no longer extant arms, a collier and a necklace around his neck and a band with amulets across his chest. The hair is partly gathered together at the the top of his head and partly falls to his shoulders. 3rd century. Mounted on a metal stand.
Height 69 cm