A Gandhara carved grey schist frieze fragment depicting "The Dream of Maya" 2nd-3rd century Depicting the sleeping mother of the Buddha, surrounded by attendants, flanked by two yakshas on lotus pedestals, the reverse with incised script, mounted on later wood stand. Approx. H: 6 1/2 in., 16.6cm; W: 14 in., 35.5cm PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Japan, 1990 Sold Christie's, New York, September 14, 2010, lot 6 Acquired from the above by the present owner