Fragmentary grey carved schist head of Buddha Indian, ancient region...
Fragmentary grey carved schist head of Buddha Indian, ancient region of Gandhara, 3rd-4th Century the contemplative modelled head of Buddha Shakyamuni, facing slightly downwards, with an ushnishna oval on top of the head, and a recessed urna on his forehead, 24cm high x 14cm wide and mounted on a clear perspex stand. Provenance: Enid Boulting (1928-2021), fashion model; former wife of Roy Boulting, film director (1913-2001) and later wife of the 9th Earl of Hardwicke.Fragmentary grey carved schist head of Buddha Indian, ancient region of Gandhara, 3rd-4th Century the contemplative modelled head of Buddha Shakyamuni, facing slightly downwards, with an ushnishna oval on top of the head, and a recessed urna on his forehead, 24cm high x 14cm wide and mounted on a clear perspex stand. Provenance: Enid Boulting (1928-2021), fashion model; former wife of Roy Boulting, film director (1913-2001) and later wife of the 9th Earl of Hardwicke.
The fragmentary head has several chiselled cuts. There are several losses and old breaks throughout. It has a drilled hole in the back, where it is attached to the perspex stand.
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Fragmentary grey carved schist head of Buddha Indian, ancient region of Gandhara, 3rd-4th Century the contemplative modelled head of Buddha Shakyamuni, facing slightly downwards, with an ushnishna oval on top of the head, and a recessed urna on his forehead, 24cm high x 14cm wide and mounted on a clear perspex stand. Provenance: Enid Boulting (1928-2021), fashion model; former wife of Roy Boulting, film director (1913-2001) and later wife of the 9th Earl of Hardwicke.Fragmentary grey carved schist head of Buddha Indian, ancient region of Gandhara, 3rd-4th Century the contemplative modelled head of Buddha Shakyamuni, facing slightly downwards, with an ushnishna oval on top of the head, and a recessed urna on his forehead, 24cm high x 14cm wide and mounted on a clear perspex stand. Provenance: Enid Boulting (1928-2021), fashion model; former wife of Roy Boulting, film director (1913-2001) and later wife of the 9th Earl of Hardwicke.
The fragmentary head has several chiselled cuts. There are several losses and old breaks throughout. It has a drilled hole in the back, where it is attached to the perspex stand.
