A stone sculpture of Buddha that was recovered from a foreign national at the Land Customs Station, Integrated Check Post (ICP), Attari, turned out to be the rarest of rare antiquity belonging to 2nd-3rd century CE.
The Customs officials posted at Attari border have nabbed a foreign national and seized an antique stone sculpture of Buddha, believed to be from 2nd or 3rd century.According to Rahul Nangare, the Commissioner of Customs, Amritsar, a foreign .
The Customs department on Friday said a stone sculpture of Buddha, seized around 20 days ago from a foreign national, may have its origin in the Gandhara School of Art and falls under the category of ‘antiquity' under the Antiquities and Art Treasure Act, 1972.
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