A gray schist relief panel, Ancient Region of Gandhara, 3rd / 4th century

Sotheby's New York, 22nd September 2000, lot 122.

This finely carved schist panel encapsulates the sensitivity and boldness of early Gandharan carving. It depicts the medicine Buddha seated in dhyanasana on an incised rosette pedestal base, his hands holding a bowl in his lap, and wearing a pleated sanghati, attended by two smaller figures carrying bowls, all under a leafy canopy.