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A SCHIST BORDER RELIEF WITH MUSICIANS AND DANCERS
ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY22 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (58.2 x 19.8 cm)
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犍陀羅 二/三世紀 片岩樂舞圖浮雕This intricately carved border relief depicts in its three central panels festive trios of a flute player, drummer, and dancer struck each time in different poses. At the top, Buddha and flanking bodhisattvas offer blessings to the left, as do three noblewomen at the bottom. Another border relief with a similar arrangement of stacked niches is published in Ingholt, Gandharan Art in Pakistan, New York, 1957, nos.409 & 419.ProvenanceThe Estate of Benjamin M. Rice II, New York, by 1998