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THB2nd C. Gandharan Schist Reliquary in Form of Stupa
Lot 124a
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Ancient Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd century CE. A gorgeous reliquary in the shape of a tiered stupa, hand-carved from gray-green schist and smoothed until it achieved pleasingly tactile surfaces. The stupa model consists of a circular, spool-form base with a densely incised crosshatch band between two castellated registers; a deep central well is intended to hold the middle portion. The central component features a nearly spherical top portion above another spool-form midsection, each decorated with programs of tongues, tabs, crosshatch motifs, and castellated patterns. The top finial features five gradually narrowing tiers stacked atop one another, each with several flower petals adorning the circumference, all resembling a spiraling pagoda. Each component fits with a tenon inside the mortise of the others to create a sumptuous, elegant, and visually striking reliquary! Size: 5.3" W x 11.9" H (13.5 cm x 30.2 cm)
According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline, "Stupas, the earliest Buddhist monuments preserved in India, began as solid hemispherical domes that marked the remains of a great leader or teacher. They were incorporated into early Buddhist art as symbols of the continuing presence of Shakyamuni Buddha after his parinirvana (final transcendence), and as reminders of the path he defined for his followers. Buddhism carried the stupa throughout Asia, where it was interpreted in many forms, including the domed chortens of Tibet and the spired pagodas of China, Korea, and Japan."
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1987.142.43a-c as well as 1987.142.96a-c
Cf. a relief panel with a similar stupa at The British Museum, museum number 1902,1002.29
A larger example with an accompanying rectangular base hammered for EUR 67,000 ($78,524.00) at Christie's, Paris "Art d'Asie" auction (sale 5598, June 8, 2010, lot 420)
This piece has been searched against the Art Loss Register database and has been cleared. The Art Loss Register maintains the world's largest database of stolen art, collectibles, and antiques.
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired through descent 2006; ex-private California, USA collection, before 2000
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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#168093All components have minor abrasions and very light softening to some incised details, otherwise intact and near-choice. Wonderful preservation to incised details, with light earthen deposits and impeccably smooth surfaces throughout. Old inventory labels within lower mortise of central component.Condition
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