Winged Gandharva holding drum | Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts

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Fragment of an Acroterion

Accession Nr.:	50.45.1
Type:	relief; architecture
Date of production:	2nd-3rd c. Gandhara art
Place of production:	Pakistan or Afghanistan (ancient Gandhara)
Acquisition:	donation of Imre Schwaiger

A standing winged Gandharva figure, holding an Indian-type drum. Supported by a volute (acroterion). Hellenistic style. Made of Himalayan grey slate.