Lot 86 of 230:
Relief stone carving from Gandhara  

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Lot closed - unsold
Estimate:
$1,000 - $1,500

Title:
Relief carving in stone with a central figure in a row of pillars

Author:

Place:
Gandhara, Pakistan

Publisher:

Date:
c.2nd-3rd century A.D.

Description:

Carving in gray schist rock. Approx. 16x33x6.5 cm (6¼x13x2½").

Provenance: A gift from H.R.H. Muhammad Mohabbat Khanjee, the last reigning Nawab of Junagadh State in India, to Noor Mohammad Charlie, late husband of the current owner. With a copy of the letter of provenance by H.R.H. Jehangir Khanjee, grandson of Muhammad Mohabbat Khanjee, and Nawab of Junagadh in exile, dated Karachi, Pakistan, December 12, 1999.

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Lot Amendments

Condition:
Rubbing, chips to the stone along top edge; about very good.


 
Item number:
302211
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