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Jambhala statue - India
2.500 € EUR
Fragment of a stele showing a face in profile
India, Mathura
Kushan Empire, 1st-2nd century A.D.
Large face in profile with wide-open, tapering eyes. Prominent cheekbones, wide mouth with fleshy lips overhanging a prognathic chin. The headdress is helmet-shaped, with a few persistent incisions on the forehead indicating that it was covered with fine furrows.
The Kushan Empire, located in Central Asia, was formed around the 2nd century B.C. around the Oxus River (Amou-Daria), in the territories of ancient Bactria.
From the end of the 1st century B.C., the Kushan dynasty gradually extended its domination from Margiana (a Persian satrapy in Turkmenistan) to Pataliputra (near Benares), and from the lower Indus to Syr Daria and Kashmir, extending its influence to the Indian peninsula and the Tarim basin. The Kushan Empire reached its apogee during the reign of Kanichka (mid-1st century CE), when Buddhism spread throughout Central Asia, and with it the Tarim Basin.
Pink sandstone, black marble base
Visible damage
23 x 20.2 cm including base
Former collection of a French aristocratic family
Ref: Z7M0S9KJ6R
| Style | Asian Arts (Marble and Stone Sculptures of Asian Arts Style) |
| Period | 16th century and older (Marble and Stone Sculptures 16th century and older) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Shipping Time | Ready to ship in 2-3 Business Days |
| Location | 38090, Villefontaine, France |
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