A RARE GANDHARA STATUE OF BUDDHAAncient region of Gandhara, Kushan period, 2nd/3rd Century. Elaborately carved of a single piece grey schist. Provenance: From the collection of Sir Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre (14th October 1913 - 3rd February 1978). The have remained in the family until recently, when they were removed from the family home, Warrens House, in Bramshaw, the New Forest, England.Condition: Excellent condition as seen on the pictures. Some wear and weathering as expected on a schist statue of this age. Weight: 3.2 kilograms.Dimensions: Height 28.5 cm.A figure of the Buddha, leaning forwards, in front of a circular halo, seated on a beaded cushion set onto a throne with fierce lion legs flanking a bas-relief with the depiction of a worshipper, his hands forming the preaching gesture (dharmachakra mudra), wearing monastic robes covering one shoulder and draped in a semi-circle over his legs revealing the soles of his feet. His face is shown in serious thought, the almond-shaped eyes half-closed and the square jaw set firmly. He has the mark of nobility and illumination (urna) carved in relief on his forehead, which is still visible although worn off almost completely.The following three Gandhara statues, lot 225, 226, and 227, are from the collection of Sir Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre (14th October 1913 - 3rd February 1978). The have remained in the same family until recently, when they were removed from the family home, Warrens House, in Bramshaw, the New Forest, England.Sir Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre was a British Conservative Party politician. The elder son of Major John Symons Crosthwaite (later Crosthwaite-Eyre) of Glaschville, Knoydart, Inverness-shire by his wife Dorothy Muriel, the daughter and heiress of George Edward Briscoe Eyre, of Warrens House, Wiltshire, he was granted his maternal grandfather's estate by his mother in 1947. Educated at Downside School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he attained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Marines in 1945, following which he embarked upon a political career. At the 1945 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament for the New Forest and Christchurch constituency, and was re-elected in 1950 for the new New Forest constituency. He held the seat until his resignation from the House of Commons in 1968. Following a longstanding family tradition, Sir Oliver spent much of his time involving himself with the New Forest.健陀羅佛像健陀羅地區,昆山時期,二至三世紀,精心雕刻的單層灰色片岩來源:Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre 爵士(1913年10月14日 - 1978年2月3日)私人收藏;當他們從英格蘭新福斯特的佈蘭斯家中搬走直到現在,一直保存在家族中。品相:極好,與其年代有關的一些磨損和風化重量:3.2 公斤尺寸:高28.5 厘米