Gandhara stone panel with the Buddha and an attendant in the lower frame. The partially preserved Buddha is seated on a pedestal in the dhyana mudhra gesture. He is dressed in Gandharan style and showing a wavy hairstyle topped with the raised ushnisha.
On the left a man in daring contrapposto and exaggeratedly turned upper body. The attendant is wearing a long garment and holding what could be a tambourine or an offering.
The top adorned with an acanthus leaf design and a semicircular arch wi ...click for details
The handsome face is rendered with half open eyes, a straight fine nose and well defined purse lips. A raised urna is positioned above the arched eyebrows. The wavy hair is parted over the forehead and topped by a richly ornamented crown.
The head burst off from a larger statue.
Grey schist.
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century AD.
H. 14 cm (5.5 in),
H. with stand 18.6 cm (7.3 in).
Fragmentary. Minor hit on the tip of the nose, otherwise a very fine and precious example.
Swiss private collection
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Fragmentary stone relief showing a downwards looking thoughtful woman. The expressively carved head with bangs topped by an elaborate headdress. The woman is wearing large earrings and a necklace.
The full bosomed woman is clad with a folded dress; a shawl wrapped over one shoulder and her right upper arm.
For a marriage scene with Yasudhara standing in a pensive pose cf. item no. PM_02747, page 81 in: Ihsan Ali, Muhammad Naeem Qazi. Gandharan Sculptures in the Peshawar Museum (Life Story of B ...click for details
