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Lot 170

A schist relief of the 'Lamentation of the Monks'
Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century AD

13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A schist relief of the 'Lamentation of the Monks'

Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century AD
Deeply carved with seven monks, their hands held in despair, their faces contorted in anguish, some clad in long flowing robes and others bare chested, wood stand. 29.2cm (11½in) high (2).

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Provenance: a Swiss private collection, acquired during the collector's stay in Pakistan as a Swiss diplomat (1968-1972), and thence by descent.

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