Ancient Gandhara Buddhist Carved Schist Statue of Atlas Kushan Empire 300 AD Sculpture in the Chief Joseph Pattern

in the Chief Joseph Pattern

further solidifying his reputation as a gifted sculptor

This scene depicts a Shakespearian courting couple in a very grand interior setting

The base having a ground pontil mark

Ancient Gandhara Buddhist Carved Schist Statue of Atlas Kushan Empire 300 AD Sculpture in the Chief Joseph PatternA 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