an antique, Ghandara ( Kandahar region, Afghanistan), stucco bodhisattva. ( probably medicine bodhisattva), portrayed as a young Greek man.
Ghandara period, 2-3 cent. AD.
Wearing a typical Greek attire and robe and holding a container. His robe with traces of red and black color. His face modeled along the Greek ideal of a young man. He is kneeling and was, probably, a part of a base to a much larger group. He is not free standing and the back is flat.
size 24x13x5 cm