Bidspirit auction | A Steatite Seated Goddess Figurine,

A Steatite Seated Goddess Figurine, Gandharan Period, circa 3rd–4th Century AD. A steatite figurine depicting a seated goddess, shown with a rounded face framed by radiating hair and wearing layered drapery across the chest and folded legs. The figure is carved in a simplified, frontal manner characteristic of smaller Gandharan devotional pieces, with the arms resting close to the body and subtle incised detailing visible across the garment. H: Approximately 6cm Provenance: Property from the estate of a distinguished private collector (deceased); assembled between the 1970s and 2024.