4th-5th century AD. A large carved schist figure of Buddha sitting cross-legged on a dais, hands raised to the chest in the dharmachakra mudra and hair drawn up in the ushnisha, nimbus to the rear; the dais with draped veil and lions to the corners. Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 63. 72.1 kg total, 79cm including stnad (31"). Ex North London gentleman; formerly in a private collection formed between 1990 and 2000. The dharmachakra mudra is associated with the occasion of the first sermon delivered at Sarnath, which set in motion the wheel of dharma. Fine condition.