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Gandharan Art

Gandharan Terracotta Figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, 4th-6th Century
Located in Austin, TX
. Custom mounted. Height of figure only: 26" Gandharan art crafted in terracotta is rare. Most
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Sculptures and Carvings

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Terracotta

Gandharan Head of Buddha Grey Schist, 3rd to 4th Century
Located in London, GB
expression of Gandharan art is the most well known and dates from the 1st century BC through the next 500 to
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Figurative Sculptures

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Schist

Ancient Gandharan Carved Wood Bodhisattva
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient wooden Buddhist carving. In the form of the Buddha or a bodhisattva. With an old piece of wax to the reverse, likely intended to be wall mounted. Simply a wonderful...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Ancient Gandharan Carved Wood Bodhisattva
Ancient Gandharan Carved Wood Bodhisattva
$495
H 9.13 in W 3 in D 1.25 in
A Fine Gandharan Head of a Buddha
Located in London, GB
A Fine Gandharan Head of a Buddha Stucco with ‘earth pigment’ Some old ‘restoration’ to the nose
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antiquities

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Stucco

A Fine Gandharan Head of a Buddha
A Fine Gandharan Head of a Buddha
$34,000
H 10.25 in W 5.75 in D 5.5 in
Gandharan Frieze with Scenes from the Life of Buddha
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A schist stone carving from 2nd/3rd Century Gandhara depicting scenes from the life of Buddha. Provenance: Spink and Sons LTD, 1985.
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15th Century and Earlier Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Set of Assorted Ancient Gandharan Bronze Jewelry Artifacts
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of assorted ancient jewelry. Likely Gandharan in origin. In verdigris covered bronze
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Antiquities

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Bronze

Set of Assorted Ancient Gandharan Bronze Jewelry Artifacts
Set of Assorted Ancient Gandharan Bronze Jewelry Artifacts
$1,200 / set
H 35.75 in W 33.9 in D 4.14 in
Set of Assorted Ancient Gandharan Bronze Artifacts / Objects
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of assorted ancient tools Likely Gandharan in origin. In verdigris covered bronze
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Antiquities

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Bronze

Set of Assorted Ancient Gandharan Bronze Artifacts / Objects
Set of Assorted Ancient Gandharan Bronze Artifacts / Objects
$1,200 / set
H 5.2 in W 1.34 in D 0.44 in
Ancient Gandharan Large Bronze Figural Seated Buddha Tsatsa Casting Mold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient Gandharan Tsa Tsa mold. In the form of the Buddha seated in meditation. With a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Metalwork

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Bronze

Ancient Gandharan Stucco on Terracotta Figural Buddha/Bodhisattva Bust
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient figural bust. In stucco on terracotta. In the form of the Buddha or a bodhisattva (possibly Avalokiteśvara/Guanyin). With remnants of inlaid colored glass elements ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Sculptures and Carvings

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Terracotta, Stucco

Gandharan Stucco Head of a Donor, 4th-5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
, mouth and ears. Gandharan temples and monuments were often financed by wealthy nobles in the region
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Hellenistic Sculptures and Ca...

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Stucco

Gandharan Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, Carved Black Schist, 2nd-4th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive and well carved Gandharan figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Antiquities

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Schist

Ancient Gandharan Stucco Small Bust of the Buddha or Bodhisattva
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient figural bust. In stucco on terracotta. In the form of the Buddha or a bodhisattva (possibly Avalokiteśvara/Guanyin). Mounted on a black wooden plinth. Simply a won...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Sculptures and Carvings

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Terracotta, Stucco

Ancient Gandharan Miniature Stucco Bust of a Man, ca. 5th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient stucco bust on a plinth. In the form of the mustachioed man with a (partial) laurel on his head. Mounted on a brown wooden plinth. Retaining an old Stair Galleries ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Sculptures and Carvings

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Stucco

Ancient Gandharan Miniature Stucco Bust of the Buddha, ca. 5th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient stucco bust on a plinth. In the form of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Mounted on a black wooden plinth. Retaining an old Stair Galleries auction label and collect...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Sculptures and Carvings

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Terracotta, Stucco

Gandharan Stucco Head of a Bodhisattva, Region of Hadda, 3rd-5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Gandharan molded stucco head of a male Bodhisattva, tentatively identified as Manjushri
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Hellenistic Sculptures and Carvings

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Stucco

Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Hindu Carved Stone Temple Guard Statues, 1850
Located in Portland, OR
your location. Provenance; From an important NY collection of Hindu, Gandharan and Buddhist art. Left
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Hindu Carved Stone Temple Guard Statues, 1850
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Hindu Carved Stone Temple Guard Statues, 1850
$11,375 Sale Price / set
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H 48.75 in W 17.5 in D 11 in

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Gandharan Schist Lintel Depicting the Division of the Buddha's Relics
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
examples of this subject can be found in H. Ingholt, Gandharan Art in Pakistan, (New York, 1957), pp. 97
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antiquities

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Schist

Gandharan Large Polychromed Buddha Head
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
legacy endured in the aesthetics that makes Gandhara art unique. The golden period of Gandharan art
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antiquities

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Stucco

Gandharan Gray Schist Bust of Maitreya, 2th-3th Century
Located in Paris, FR
drooping and express the same stately demeanor. Gandharan Art, 2th-3th century Provenance: Private
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Antiquities

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Schist

Gandhara Schist Relief of Hariti and Pancika
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
typical of Gandharan art. Situated on the Silk Road, at the crossroads between East and West, Gandhara has
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Antiquities

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Schist

Gandhara Schist Sculpture of the Seated Buddha
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
that makes Gandharan art unique. The golden period of Gandharan art dates to circa 100-200 AD with
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antiquities

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Schist

Gandharan Fragment of a Face
Located in New York, NY
A stone fragment which, remarkably, illuminates the inherent beauty of its form through its very brokenness. The perfectly simple mounting supports its quiet radiance.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pakistani Antiquities

2nd Century Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
According to tradition Buddhism was first introduced into the Gandharan region under the patronage
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antiquities

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Stucco

Gandharan Schist Stone Bust of a Bodhisattva
Located in New York, NY
Carved gray schist stone relief bust of the prince with textured hair arranged in an usnisa bun upon his head, and he is adorned with earclips and strands of bead as well. 7 in...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Afghan Antiquities

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Stone

5th Century Gandharan Stucco Head of the Buddha
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The ancient civilization of Gandhara was located in the region encompassing modern northeastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. Situated at a confluence of trading paths along...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antiquities

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Stucco

Exceptional 1700 Year Old, Lifesize, Museum Quality Stone Buddha Sculpture
Located in Hudson, NY
calm is more than 3 feet tall. Gandharan Buddhist art is some of the earliest rendering of the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Sculptures

Ancient Gandharan Stone Sculpture of Atlas, 150 AD
Located in London, GB
reflecting the strength of the god who held up the celestial sphere. Gandharan art is arguably the most
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Sculptures and Carvings

Gandharan Stone Torso
Located in Vosselaar, BE
modern day Afghanistan and Pakistan. It produced some of the oldest Boedhist art before being immerghed
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Archaistic Antiquities

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Stone

Gandharan Stone Torso
Gandharan Stone Torso
H 4.73 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in
Ancient Gandharan Stone Wedding Palette, 200 AD
Located in London, GB
An exceptional Gandharan green schist dish or cosmetic palette, dating to the 2st - 3rd Century A.D
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Exceptional Ancient Gandharan Buddha Head Sculpture, 350 AD
Located in London, GB
A magnificent, over lifesize Gandharan sculpture of Buddha, dating to the 4th Century AD
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Sculptures and Carvings

Terracotta Gandhara Buddha Head, 3rd-4th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Buddha from across Asia. This merging of such diverse styles and traditions is what makes Gandharan art
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Gandharan Frieze Fragment in Carved in Grey Schist, 2nd-3rd Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
. The golden period of Gandharan art dates to c. 100-200 A.D. with the arrival of the Kushans, a Central
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Archaistic Sculptures and Car...

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Schist

Gandharan Miniature Busts, Collection of Six
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Collection of six ancient Indian Gandharan period (circa 1500 BCE - 535 BCE) terra cotta Greco
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Antiquities

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Terracotta

2nd-century Gandharan Attendants of The Buddha relief sculpture
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful carved relief sculpture depicts attendants of The Buddha. Gandharan, India or Pakistan
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

Pair Gandharan Stucco Heads of Donors, 3rd-5th Century, Gandhara
Located in Austin, TX
A charming pair of Gandharan molded stucco heads of donors, ancient region of Gandhara (modern day
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Hellenistic Antiquities

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Stucco, Wood

Gandharan Small Stucco Buddha Head, Style of Hadda, 5th-6th Century
Located in Austin, TX
century, modern day Afghanistan. Beautifully rendered, the small Gandharan Buddha head is sensitively
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antiquities

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Stucco

Ancient Gandharan Carved Stucco Greco Buddhist Bodhisattva Head Bust 400-500 CE
Located in Portland, OR
An ancient Gandharan carved stucco head, 4th-5th Century CE. This carved stucco head represents a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Archaistic Antiquities

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Stucco

Large Gandharan Standing Buddha Torso, Carved Gray Schist, 2nd-3rd Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and powerfully carved gray schist Gandharan standing Buddha featuring wonderful drapery
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Greco Roman Sculptures and Ca...

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Schist

2nd Century Ad Gandharan Carved Stone Architectural Element
Located in Concord, MA
Gandharan carved stone architectural bracket, approx.200 AD; depicting two figures in robes
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Archaistic Antiquities

Exceptional Gandharan Stucco Buddha
Located in London, GB
This head of Gautama Buddha, sensuously modelled in stucco, is an exceptional example of Gandharan
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Other Medium

Gandharan Schist Head of Buddha
Located in London, GB
A finely carved and well-provenanced stone head of the Buddha from Gandhara, dating to the 3rd century AD. Gandhara, the land of contrasts nestled in the snowy peaks and lush valley...
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Other Medium

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Gandharan Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of gandharan art on 1stDibs. A piece of gandharan art — often made from stone, schist and plaster — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect item from our selection of gandharan art — we have versions that date back to the 15th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 18th Century are available. Each choice in our collection of gandharan art bearing hallmarks is very popular.

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