Ancient region of Gandhara, 2^nd - 3^rd century. Finely carved with a central figure of Buddha seated on a lotus pedestal, flanked by standing and kneeling acolytes with hands clasped together in prayer, all above five arches enclosing the Buddha accepting an offering from a lady flanked by busts of female deities.

Provenance: Old European collection, 1970s. The collection of a gentleman in London, United Kingdom, acquired during the early 2000s in France.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. The faces of most figures, particularly that of the central Buddha, are exceptionally well-preserved, which is rare in Gandharan reliefs. Extensive wear, losses, nicks, scratches, signs of weathering and erosion, old repairs and minor fills, few structural cracks, soil encrustations.

Weight: 22.9 kg
Dimensions: Length 61 cm, Height 38 cm (excl. base)

With a fitted wood base. (2)

Narrative panels were often affixed to the drums of large and small stupas and could thus be read like a storyboard sequentially in the ritual process of circumambulation. Reliefs were also placed in false gables on the front and the mid-section of a stupa. For a structural illustration, see Behrendt, The Art of Gandhara in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2007, fig. 15, page 33.

Literature comparison:
Compare a complete upper false gable depicting a narrative scene from Buddha's life, illustrated in Miyaji, Gandhara Art, Tokyo, 1984, no. 50. Compare a panel in the Musée Guimet and another in the Victoria and Albert Museum, illustrated in Kurita, Gandharan Art, vol. I, Tokyo, 1988, p. 276, nos. 590 and 591. For further examples, see Tissot, The Art of Gandhara, Paris, 1985, figs. 30 and 31.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s, 23 March 2010, lot 145
Price: USD 8,125 or approx. EUR 10,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An unusual green schist gable with Buddha and animals, Gandhara, 2^nd/3^rd century
Expert remark: Note the much smaller height (14.3 cm)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 17 September 2014, lot 84
Estimate: USD 35,000 or approx. EUR 42,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A schist false chaitya arch with the attack of Mara, ancient region of Gandhara, 2^nd/3^rd century
Expert remark: Note the similar height (44.4 cm)



貴霜時期灰色片岩佛像山墻
犍陀羅地區，二至三世紀。精美雕刻佛像坐在中央蓮座上，兩側是站著和跪著的侍僧。他們雙手合十祈禱。佛陀身下五座拱門。他們正接受一位婦人的供養，兩側是女性神靈的半身像。

來源：歐洲收藏，上世紀七十年代；英國倫敦紳士收藏，2000年初購於法國。
品相：品相良好，大多數人物的面部，尤其是中央佛像的面部保存極好，這在犍陀羅浮雕中是罕見的。大面積磨損、缺損、刻痕、風化和侵蝕跡象、小修補和小填充、少量結構裂縫、土壤結殼。

重量：22.9 公斤
尺寸：長61 厘米，高 38 厘米 (不含底座)

配套木底座 (2)

文獻比較：
比較一件完整描繪佛陀生活敘事場景的山牆，見Miyaji，《Gandhara Art》，東京，1984年，編號50。比較一件山牆，收藏於Musée Guimet和維多利亞與亞伯特博物館，見Kurita，《Gandharan Art》，卷I，東京，1988年，頁276，編號590和591。另一個例子見Tissot，《The Art of Gandhara》，巴黎，1985年，圖30和31。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：佳士得，2010年3月23日，lot 145
價格：USD 8,125（相當於今日EUR 10,500）
描述：二至三世紀貴霜綠色片岩佛像山墻
專家評論：請注意高 (14.3 厘米) 小很多。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約邦瀚斯，2014年9月17日，lot 84
估價：USD 35,000（相當於今日EUR 42,000）
描述：二至三世紀貴霜綠色片岩佛像山墻
專家評論：請注意相似高度 (44.4 厘米)。