Bidspirit auction | A BACTRIAN-STYLE CARVED STONE IDOL

A BACTRIAN-STYLE CARVED STONE IDOL WITH SACRED TREE MOTIF. - A carved stone idol or votive relief of rectangular form, the front deeply worked with a stylised central sacred tree or branching vegetal motif, surrounded by dense scrolling and foliate decoration. The relief rises from an integral projecting base, suggesting that the object was intended to stand upright, possibly as a devotional or cult object. H: Approximately 17.5cm