Ancient Gandhara Buddhist Carved Schist Statue of Atlas Kushan Empire 300 AD Sold Decmeber 3rd 2010

Decmeber 3rd 2010

Michael Hurson (b

the belt is in excellent condition and ready to wear

The silver gilt interior having a pierced and engraved hinged cover which would have received a sponge with aromatic scent to smell

Ancient Gandhara Buddhist Carved Schist Statue of Atlas Kushan Empire 300 AD Sold Decmeber 3rd 2010A finely carved Ancient Gandharan statue of Atlas, Kushan Empire, 2nd 3rd century CE. The Gandharan "Atlas figure" is depicted as a powerful, muscular male figure that emerged from Greco Buddhist art (2nd 3rd century CE) that adopted the Greek Titan Atlas, sometimes the figure is portrayed with wings. This figure appears crouched with one knee raised high with his arm resting above, the other hand on his other knee resting down. The statue is bare