A TERRACOTTA 'BUDDHA' RELIEFWestern Bengal, Chandraketugarh, 2nd-3rd centuryThe rectangular plaque worked in relief, in the center the figure of the Buddha beneath a tree at the height of its luxuriance, seated with crossed legs and hands in vitarkamudra, in the lower register five female figures in the act of worship him.58 x 40 cmProvenance: Italian private collection.* The present lot is offered with export license.* The thermoluminescence carried out on 6/12/2018 from Oxford Authentication confirms the proposed dating.