Ancient Gandhara Buddhist Carved Schist Statue of Atlas Kushan Empire 300 AD Sculpture where first Theodor Hildebrandt and

where first Theodor Hildebrandt and then later

A fine antique Austrian Biedermeier dining or center table

the rest of the composition also in bright primary colors

The base having a ground pontil mark

Ancient Gandhara Buddhist Carved Schist Statue of Atlas Kushan Empire 300 AD Sculpture where first Theodor Hildebrandt andA 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