A large and elegant Gandhara grey schist head of a Buddha. 2nd/3rd century
A large and elegant Gandhara grey schist head of a Buddha. 2nd/3rd century
A large and elegant Gandhara grey schist head of a Buddha with large bulging almond-shaped eyes and a small mouth with curved lips, head and the low ushnisha covered by hair arranged in wavy strands, a small urna above the eye brows. Nose restored. 2nd/3rd century.
Height 27 cm
Provenance
Dutch private collection until 1958 and thence by descent
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A large and elegant Gandhara grey schist head of a Buddha. 2nd/3rd century
A large and elegant Gandhara grey schist head of a Buddha with large bulging almond-shaped eyes and a small mouth with curved lips, head and the low ushnisha covered by hair arranged in wavy strands, a small urna above the eye brows. Nose restored. 2nd/3rd century.
Height 27 cm
Provenance
Dutch private collection until 1958 and thence by descent
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