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THBGandharan Schist Relief with Botanical Design
Lot 105b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
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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2019-02-21 10:00:00
2019-02-21 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to mid 5th century CE. A beautifully preserved decorative relief frieze, hand-carved from a deep grey schist. This relief was probably made as a single component designed to be set into an architecture element - above a column or in a wall - as evidenced by the grooves on its upper side where a layer above could have easily been locked in place. The center of the motif is an abstract spread of two large leaves around a central column and lower flourish that from a distance resembles the body of a male peacock with its tail feathers open for display. Cornucopiae extend from either side of this, with spirals ending in large roundels full of small, spade-shaped leaves extending from a single large vine marking out the upper corners. Size: 6.35" L x 13.5" W x 6.95" H (16.1 cm x 34.3 cm x 17.7 cm)
At the bottom are four spiral-shaped shells that rest against the narrow, straight border of the base. The upper part is bounded by a thicker border. The sides have been cut away, suggesting that this piece was set into a column or other narrow architectural feature, with both its horizontal ends exposed.
This is an amazing, imaginative carving from the period of Greco-Buddhist art that once graced a temple or palace. The Gandharan Empire made itself wealthy in part by controlling lucrative trade along the mountain passes between China in the East and the Near East and Mediterranean in the West; a great deal of this wealth went into local patronage of artisans and art.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s
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#143912Small losses from edges, but overall in excellent preserved condition, with beautiful details still very clear. Encrustations on surface as shown.Condition
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