A RARE 'NOBLE COUPLE UNDER ARCH' STUCCO RELIEF, ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA Kushan period, 4^th-6^th century. Finely modeled, the man wrapping his left arm around the woman, her right arm on his back, and her left holding on to the arch above. Both are dressed in loose-fitting robes cascading in voluminous folds and richly adorned with fine jewelry. The woman's hair falling in long curls on the shoulder and tied up into a high chignon. The man with an elaborate headdress above his locks. Their heads are turned towards each other with a gentle expression and subtle smile. The arch decorated with a lion head to the base.

Provenance: From a Belgian private collection, by repute acquired in 2004 at Rambagh, Antwerp, Belgium.
Condition: Commensurate with age, especially when considering the frail nature of the material. Weathering, some nicks and losses, cracks, signs of erosion, general traces of age and wear, minor old repairs. Displaying remarkably well overall.
Scientific Analysis Report: An Expert Report from Antiques Analytics - Institute for Scientific Authenticity Testing, no. AA 22-01043, dated 5 May 2022, written and signed by Dr. R. Neunteufel, analyzing the surface alterations after examination by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and element analysis with attached energy-dispersed X-ray micro element analyzer (EDX), concludes that the observed surface alterations are not in contradiction with the dating above. A copy of the report accompanies this lot.

Weight: 7.5 kg
Dimensions: Size 45.4 x 27.3 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Remotely related
Auction: Christie's New York, 20 Mar 2019, lot 653
Price: USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 34,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Two painted stucco figures, Ancient region of Gandhara, 4th-5th century
Expert remark: Compare the related motif. Note that this lot comprises two separate stucco figures of slightly smaller size (35.2 cm and 36.2 cm).



犍陀羅貴族夫婦石膏浮雕
貴霜王朝，四至六世紀。造型精美，男士左臂摟著婦人，婦人的左臂抓住拱門。兩人都身著寬鬆的長袍，長袍衣紋流暢，並飾有精美的珠寶。婦人長髮披肩，頭上有高髻。面部表情溫和，微露笑容。拱門底部飾有獅頭。

來源：比利時私人收藏，據説2004年購於安特衛普蘭巴格。
品相：有風化，一些刻痕和缺損、裂縫、侵蝕跡象和磨損痕跡，輕微的修補。整體狀況非常好。
科學檢測報告：科學鑒定測試研究所專家報告，編號 AA 22-01043，2022年5月5日，R. Neunteufel 撰寫並簽名，通過電子顯微鏡 (SEM) 掃描和附加的能量色散 X 射線微量元素分析儀 (EDX) 進行元素分析表面後得出的結論是，觀察到的表面變化與上述測年不矛盾。

重量：7.5 公斤
尺寸：45.4 x 27.3 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：稍微相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2019年3月20日，lot 653
價格：USD 30,000（相當於今日EUR 34,000）
描述：四至五世紀犍陀羅一對人物石膏浮雕
專家評論：比較相近的主題。請注意此組為兩尊石雕像組成，且尺寸稍小(35.2厘米和36.2厘米)。