2nd-3rd century AD. A carved schist frieze section with nimbate figure of Buddha on a horse advancing, canopy bearer to his rear and crouching figure beneath the horse's foreleg, two standing robed males with crested turbans; to the rear a group of standing figures, one a female within an arch with arms raised; column to each side with two nude male ascetics. 6.2 kg, 29cm (11 1/2"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection. Fine condition.