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Property From a New York Collector

A Gray Schist Relief with a Lotus Flower and Column, Ancient Region of Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century

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September 20, 05:33 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 USD

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Property From a New York Collector

A Gray Schist Relief with a Lotus Flower and Column

Ancient Region of Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century


7⅛ by 9⅛ in. (18 by 23 cm)


the lotus flower finely carved with overlapping petals extending from the center, with a column at right surmounted by a lotus capital

Japanese Collection, acquired in the 1970s.
Christie's New York, 15th September 2008, lot 311.
The Silk Road - The World of Fine Plant Design, Ancient Orient Museum, 30 September - 26 November, 2006.
"Sojusha Bijutsu Shuppan," Chiisana Tsubomi, December 2006, no. 461, cover and p. 43.