GANDHARA SCHIST STONE PANEL WITH DRUNKEN HERCULES

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ART OF ASIA- FROM ANTIQUITY TO PRESENT DAY

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Jul 26, 2020

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  100 – 300 AD. Gandharan. A rare Gandharan yellowish-grey schist panel depicting a drunken Hercules embracing a female companion. Both individuals are depicted with their richly-draped clothing falling away to reveal their naked bodies, and another figure can be seen to the right of the female companion, clutching at her gown as it falls. The figures are framed by a border of grapes and leaves, a symbol of drunkenness and the god Dionysus. The Greek hero Herakles/Hercules is famous for his acts of penance known as the Twelve Labours, but also for his uproarious drunkenness. This is a fantastic representation of a classical motif in the oriental style. Gandhara was an ancient region in the Peshawar basin in the north-west of the ancient Indian subcontinent. Gandharan art frequently incorporates elements of Greek classical mythology. The Kushan period (c. 75-451 AD) of Gandharan art, to which this schist panel belongs, was the golden age of artistic production in the area. For further information on Gandharan art, see Jongeward, D. 2019, Buddhist Art Of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Good condition. Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets. Size: H:240mm / W:163mm ; 2.3 kg
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