HUGE Ancient Ghandaran Schist Buddha Carved Relief 1st C AD

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HUGE Ancient Ghandaran Schist Buddha Carved Relief 1st C AD :
$299.99

HUGE Ancient Original Ghandaran Gray Schist Buddha Carved Torso Relief c.1st Century AD

This is a magnificent very large and heavy genuine intact original ANCIENT GANDHARAN SCHIST STONE SCULPTURE.

Very intricately and skillfullycarved.

Please note this is a 100% authentic item and it is 2000 YEARS OLD !! THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR COPY.

Size:Large:12 inches (30.5cm) longX 7inches(18.5cm) tall.

It is very rare to find such a large stone relief carving from this ancient cultural civilisation. Most such pieces are much smaller than this one (i.e the majority of such pieces are less than 3 inches / 10cm) and these small pieces are still selling for between US$400 and US$800 for one tiny small piece!!

SO MAKE ME AN OFFER for this Stunning and Beautiful piece of ancient cultural history.

THIS CARVING IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH NO SPLITS OR CRACKS.

Weight approx2 kg to3 kg. It is HEAVY.

Very Fine carved wall stele depicting worshipers between two columns under arches.

This sculpture is in good original ancient condition.

Definitely museum quality.

A truly great investment and addition to any museum quality collection.

Provenance: Private NYC USA Estate. Ex Japanese Collection Norio Azuma.

Item is located in Mount Waverley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA3149 butI can post within Australia or worldwide.

ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED.

Thanks for looking & Happy offerding.

Made in Gandhara, in what is now Pakistan and Afghanistan, this sculpture reflects the international style that was present in this ancient kingdom. Gandhara was located along the Silk Road, the primary mercantile route that connected the East to the West. Buddhist images from this region were influenced by Greco-Roman examples and are now highly sought after.

The origins of Greco-Buddhist art are to be found in the Hellenistic Greco-Bactrian kingdom (250 BC- 130 BC), located in today’s Afghanistan, from which Hellenistic culture radiated into the Indian subcontinent with the establishment of the Indo-Greek kingdom (180 BC-10 BC). Under the Indo-Greeks and then the Kushans, the interaction of Greek and Buddhist culture flourished in the area of Gandhara, in today’s northern Pakistan, before spreading further into India, influencing the art of Mathura, and then the Hindu art of the Gupta empire, which was to extend to the rest of South-East Asia. The influence of Greco-Buddhist art also spread northward towards Central Asia, strongly affecting the art of the Tarim Basin, and ultimately the arts of China, Korea, and Japan.