2nd-3rd century AD. A carved schist frieze fragment depicting Buddha seated on a draped throne within an arch, seated bearded courtier to the right, kneeling supplicant to the left within an arch with profile busts above, groups of standing figure to the left with busts above holding their hands pressed together; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, items 31 & 32, for type. 16.1 kg total, 48cm wide including stand (19"). From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition.