Stone Relief Fragment with Buddhist Devotees Venerating a Stupa above an Inscription in Early Brahmi Script

circa 1st century CE

Gandhara (ancient Afghanistan/Pakistan)

gray schist

height: approx. 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in.)

not mounted

Provenance: 

James Singer (1948-2004), noted Asian art dealer based in London and then San Francisco

acquired by Jack Daulton at the sale of Singer's estate at Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, September 2004.