A Gandhara Buddha Figure. Ex Sotheby’s. 5th/4th Century BC.A rare and extraordinary stucco Buddha figure which was part of a larger architectural structure, seated cross-legged on a rectangular plinth, his hair in a high bun, with arched eyebrows above gently down cast eyes, and aquiline nose over plump lips, the robe draped in an arch-shaped cowl around the neck and covering the shoulders, further stretched over the folded knees and gathered elegantly between the legs, both hands in dhyana mudra at the lap. The figure attached to its custom-made stand. Ex Sotheby’s, USA 1991. With evidence of Sotheby’s provenance. Condition: Very good overall. Size, the figure only: 43x28cm Good overall.