GANDHARAN MARBLE RELIEF PANEL PANCHIKA AND HARITI
Kushan Period, ca. 400 AD or later.
Of square shape, the fragment is carved with a seated couple, seated like a Roman tutelary couple most probably Hariti and Panchika, respectively the Goddess of Fertility and the God of Wealth, the male character holding a purse, his female consort Hariti holding a lotus flower.For a similar, see Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1986.Ashmolean Museum: Accession Number: EA1962.42.
Size: L:350mm / W:310mm ; 20.3kg
Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s in France; previously in 1970s European collection.

Estimate: GBP 600 - 1200