A GANDHARA GRAY SCHIST FRAGMENT WITH TWO BODHISATTVASAncient region of Gandhara, Kushan period, 2nd-4th century. Elaborately carved from a single piece of rock depicting two seated bodhisattvas, to the left is likely Avalokiteshvara with prominent breasts, wearing a cowl over the elaborately coiffured hair and holding a lotus stem in one hand, the other bodhisattva wearing a turban.Provenance: Belgian private collection. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, extensive wear and losses.Weight: 3,666 gDimensions: Size 17 x 22 cmAuction result comparison: A closely related but slightly larger and older fragment was sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism on 25 April 2020, lot 419, sold for EUR 3,286.健陀羅灰色片岩菩薩殘碑健陀羅,貴霜王朝,二至四世紀。一塊片岩上雕刻著兩個菩薩的坐像,左側可能是千手觀音菩薩,其胸部突出,頭上有高髻,一隻手握著蓮花莖,另一尊菩薩戴頭巾。來源:比利時私人收藏品相:良好的狀態與年齡相符,大面積磨損。重量:3,666 克尺寸:17 x 22 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近但更大更古老的殘碑見本拍賣行Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism拍場2020年4月 25日 lot 419, 售價EUR 3,286.