Grey schist Buddha, Pakistan, ancient Gandhara region, 3rd - 4th century The Buddha, seated on a lotus base, is inscribed in a niche supported by columns. Four orants or bodhisattvas pay homage to him, two standing at his feet and the other two, outside the niche, at shoulder level. The Buddha is dressed in the pleated monastic robe characteristic of the period, his hands in his lap, in the meditation position. The face is serene, the earlobes elongated, the eyes half-closed, the hair pulled back in a bun on the top of the skull forming a cranial protuberance. Height : 28 cm Erosions, accidents, missing parts, restoration. Provenance: - 1983-2023, Paris collection. - Briest sale, February 17, 1983, lot 92C (Expert Portier).