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A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.

A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.
A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.
A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.
A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.
A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.
A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.
A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.
A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.
A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.
A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.
Estimate
75 000 - 100 000 SEK
6 540 - 8 720 EUR
6 840 - 9 120 USD
Hammer price
60 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A large gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century.

Depicting budha seated under the Bodhi-tree. Measurements 55x38 cm.

Wear. Piece of a larger composition.

Provenance

Acquired by the Swedish Diplomat Per Falkenström (1928-2012), while he was stationed in Pakistan in the mid 1960’s.

More information

The legends tells that siddharta after a long time of hardship in order to reach enlightment, sat down by the tree in 49 days, Thej he became an enlightened one, a Buddha. When the Buddha stood up at last, he gazed at the tree in gratitude, to thank it for having given him shelter. From then on, the tree was known as the Bodhi tree, the tree of Enlightenment.