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Carved grey schist Buddha. Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, 3rd-4th century. Seated in dhyanasana on a throne carved with two worshippers flanking four Buddhas under arcatures covered with a cushion, hands in dhyanamudra, forehead adorned with the urn, wavy hair surmounted by the ushnisha and the head haloed by a nimbus Rectangular brass base H. 70,5 L. 43 D. 14 cm Trace of polychromy, of a label. Neck restored, halo probably restored. Small missing parts and visible accidents.

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Carved grey schist Buddha. Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, 3rd-4th century. Seated in dhyanasana on a throne carved with two worshippers flanking four Buddhas under arcatures covered with a cushion, hands in dhyanamudra, forehead adorned with the urn, wavy hair surmounted by the ushnisha and the head haloed by a nimbus Rectangular brass base H. 70,5 L. 43 D. 14 cm Trace of polychromy, of a label. Neck restored, halo probably restored. Small missing parts and visible accidents.

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