A SCHIST HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA, GANDHARA

A SCHIST HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA, GANDHARA, MID-3RD CENTURY
The stone of a bluish-grey color, the bodhisattva's hair and wavy headdress tied into a loose bun. Characteristic of Gandhara art, his eyes are almond-shaped and the eyebrows are arched. The head with an urna and ushnisha, two of the 32 Signs of a Great Man.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Guy Desmesmaeker, Brussels, Belgium. Acquired by Docteur Schroeder, Luxemburg, from the above on 23 April 1975. Thence by descent. A copy of the original invoice accompanies this lot.
Condition: The nose with an old, partial restoration. Overall extensive wear, losses, patina and encrustations, all exactly as to be expected from a piece of this age.

Weight: 6.3 kg (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 22 cm (the head) and 31.8 cm (incl. base)

Note the elegant mustache, which slightly exceeds the corners of the lips.

With an associated metal base. (2)

Literature comparison: Compare with a related schist statue at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2015.392.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bodhisattva head sold by Christie's New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 18 September 2013, lot 201, for USD 87,500 incl. buyer's premium.

健陀羅片岩菩薩頭像，三世紀中期
藍灰色的石料，菩薩的頭髮和波浪狀的頭飾綁成一個髮髻。健陀羅藝術的特徵是，菩薩的眼睛是杏仁形的，眉毛是拱形。 雙眼之間可見慧眼，頭上有肉髻，這是三十二相之其二。

來源：原比利時布魯塞爾 Guy Desmesmaeker收藏。盧森堡Docteur Schroeder1975年4月23日購於上述收藏。家傳自今。附原始發票複印件。
品相：鼻子処局部老修補。總體廣汎磨損、缺損、包漿和結殼。完全符合其時代特徵。

重量：含底座6.3公斤
尺寸：頭像高22 厘米，含底座共31.8 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相似菩薩頭像2013年9月18日于紐約佳士得《印度及东南亚艺术》拍號201，成交價USD 87,500 含賣家佣金。