Ancient Gandhara Buddhist Carved Schist Statue of Atlas Kushan Empire 300 AD Recently Added The Naja originally appeared as

The Naja originally appeared as a protective symbol in Moorish and Roman designs before being adopted by Spanish settlers in the Americas

Rendered in a tight

A good & unusual antique early 18th century William & Mary geometric oak chest with a lift up coffer top

from the "Fresco" range

This rim would hold the parts together

Ancient Gandhara Buddhist Carved Schist Statue of Atlas Kushan Empire 300 AD Recently Added The Naja originally appeared asA 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