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5. A GREY SCHIST RELIEF POSSIBLY DEPICTING THE GREAT RENUNCIATION OR THE INTERPRETATION OF MAYA'S DREAM TO KING SUDDHODANA
Ancient region of Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century
24 cm (9 1/2 in.) high
The left figure is seated in lalitsana, one hand raised with the palm turned outward and held to his ear. On his right, stands a figure of a female attendant holding a fan. Above, adorned with blooming lotus flowers where a smaller sleeping figure is perched upon. Possibly a representation of the Great Renunciation that is part of a larger narrative frieze as seen in Zwalf, A Catalogue of the Gandhara Sculpture, 1996, pl. 173 & 175. Also possibly depicting the interpretation of Maya's dream to King Suddhodana as seen in Ingholt, Gandharan Art in Pakistan, 1957, pl. 34, fig. 54.
Provenance
Christie's, London, 6 May 1975, Lot 127.
Private collection, Belgium, acquired from the above;
Thence by descent.
犍陀羅 二/三世紀 片岩石碑 或出自太子驚夢圖或淨飯王占夢圖
來源
佳士得，倫敦，1975 年 5 月 6 日，拍品127
比利時私人收藏，購於上者
後由家族傳承
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