GANDHARAN STONE CARVED DISH DEPICTING BUDDHA

Ca. AD 200 - 500 A Gandharan stone carved dish depicting a seated Buddha. International trade with the Hellenistic world and India, as well as invasions into Gandhara by the Scythians, Parthians, and Kushans, brought many new stylistic idioms that shaped the stylistic vocabulary of these objects. Similar dishes were found in the Gandharan city of Sirkap (Taxila) in contexts that suggest they were used for domestic rituals, perhaps to ensure a positive afterlife. For similar see: MET Museum Accession No. 1987.142.40.
Size: 20mm x 95mm; Weight: 165g
Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in the early 2000s in Belgium; previously in 1970s European collection.

300
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900