LOT 66 Gandhara, 3 Devotees with gifts to Buddha, carved stone
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Carved Stone 3 devotees, bringing gifts to Buddha, Gandhara Kingdom,
200-300 AD; Presumably, this stone head was a part of the Buddhist
Temple carved in a solid rock. This sample is original, not restored or
altered in any way. Height: 8.75 inches = 22.5 cm; Width: 7.5 inches =
19 cm; Depth: 2 inches = 5 cm; Weight: 8 lb. = 3.6 kg; Material: Schist
stone (?) Condition: Small chips all over, but good preservation,
considering age (1700 years old). No restoration; original condition;
Additional photos of several Gandhara items are available on demand, so
you can create a composition (combination) of several carved figures,
which will make collection more full. Provenance: from private
collection (more info is available on demand) Gandhara (Sanskrit/Hindi:
Gandr, Urdu/Punjabi: , Pashto: ,'; also known as Waihind in
Persian),[citation needed] is the name of an ancient kingdom
(Mahajanapada), located in northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan.
Gandhara was located mainly in the vale of Peshawar, the Potohar plateau
(see Taxila) and on the Kabul River. Its main cities were Purushapura
(modern Peshawar), literally meaning City of Man and Takshashila (modern
Taxila). The Kingdom of Gandhara lasted from the early 1st millennium BC
to the 11th century AD. It attained its height from the 1st century to
the 5th century under the Buddhist Kushan Kings. The Hindu term Shahi is
used by history writer Al-Biruni to refer to the ruling Hindu dynasty
that took over from the Turki Shahi and ruled the region during the
period prior to Muslim conquests of the 10th and 11th centuries. After
it was conquered by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1021 CE, the name Gandhara
disappeared. During the Muslim period the area was administered from
Lahore or from Kabul. During Mughal times the area was part of Kabul province.
Condition
Condition: Small chips all over, but good preservation, considering age
(1700 years old). No restoration; original condition
Low Estimate: 3000
High Estimate: 6000
Orignal: Yes
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