A Gandhara stucco head of a Buddha,...
A Gandhara stucco head of a Buddha, Afghanistan, 3-4th century, with serene expression, with bow-shaped mouth and heavy-lidded eyes beneath finely arched brows, the hair in tight snail-shell curls pulled over the ushnisha, in a tiered wooden stand, 18 x 10 x 13.5 cmProvenance: Private collection, Germany, acquired in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1970
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A Gandhara stucco head of a Buddha, Afghanistan, 3-4th century, with serene expression, with bow-shaped mouth and heavy-lidded eyes beneath finely arched brows, the hair in tight snail-shell curls pulled over the ushnisha, in a tiered wooden stand, 18 x 10 x 13.5 cmProvenance: Private collection, Germany, acquired in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1970
