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LOT 2103
Gandharan Schist Figural Buddha Freize
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
12 1/4 in. (4.73 kg, 31 cm wide).
Rectangular panel with rosettes to the lateral borders; frieze with seated Buddha on a dais flanked by attendants.
ProvenanceAcquired in the early 1980s.
Private collection, North London, UK.
From the private collection of Mr David Barker, London, UK; thence by descent.
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