A SMALL RED-PAINTED STUCCO BODHISATTVA HEAD Hadda or Fondukistan, Afghanistan, 3rd - 5th century
A SMALL RED-PAINTED STUCCO BODHISATTVA HEAD
PROPERTY FROM THE MOITA COLLECTION OF GANDHARA ART
Hadda or Fondukistan, Afghanistan, 3rd - 5th century
Almost carved in the round, the face with clear Greco-Roman influences, with rounded eyes, pronounced lips, large Hellenic nose, the hairstyle similar to Greco-Roman sculptures with thick wavy hair and a hair-band, mounted on a plexiglass base, 13cm x 5cm including the base.
13cm x 5cm high including the base
Estimated at £200 - £300
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A SMALL RED-PAINTED STUCCO BODHISATTVA HEAD
PROPERTY FROM THE MOITA COLLECTION OF GANDHARA ART
Hadda or Fondukistan, Afghanistan, 3rd - 5th century
Almost carved in the round, the face with clear Greco-Roman influences, with rounded eyes, pronounced lips, large Hellenic nose, the hairstyle similar to Greco-Roman sculptures with thick wavy hair and a hair-band, mounted on a plexiglass base, 13cm x 5cm including the base.
13cm x 5cm high including the base
Estimated at £200 - £300