Description Ancient region of Gandhara, Hadda style, 3rd-4th century. Sitting in a kneeling position and dressed in a long sanghati, clutching a garland in both hands, the face serene and the head shaved as is customary for a monk. Mounted to a recent base. Video link https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/vv63lvjizrr7h207w3h1y/h?rlkey=t3wsfq1fsnx355izl8x84wvxj&dl=0 Provenance: Private collection, Belgium, according to the previous owner acquired at Galerie Carré des antiquaries, Versailles, c. 2000. Condition: With notches, material loss, repairs, and traces of age and wear. Remnants of old pigment. Weight: 2.2 kg (incl. stand) Dimensions: Height 33 cm (incl. stand) Auction result comparison: Compare a related Gandhara stucco figure of a monk, also dated to the 3rd to 4th century, at C h r i s t i e ’s New York, in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 13 September 2011, lot 248, sold for USD 5,625. #ExclusiveCabinetofCuriosities #asiantribalexclusive