Ancient Gandhara Buddhist Carved Schist Statue of Atlas Kushan Empire 300 AD Mid-Century Modern seven on each side

seven on each side

Gallery of Modern Art Milan

This very handsome antique Biedermeier commode is in excellent condition

Below are a pair of locking doors enclosing an elaborately fitted interior

Ancient Gandhara Buddhist Carved Schist Statue of Atlas Kushan Empire 300 AD Mid-Century Modern seven on each sideA finely carved Ancient Gandharan statue of Atlas, Kushan Empire, 2nd 3rd century CE. The Gandharan "Atlas figure" is depicted as a powerful, muscular male figure that emerged from Greco Buddhist art (2nd 3rd century CE) that adopted the Greek Titan Atlas, sometimes the figure is portrayed with wings. This figure appears crouched with one knee raised high with his arm resting above, the other hand on his other knee resting down. The statue is bare