Gandhara Stucco Big nice Head of Buddha. 19,5 cm H. Extremely fine quality. Nice.
Amazing Gandhara Stucco Head of Buddha. - very nice quality faice details - Ca. 300 - 500 AD MATERIAL: Stucco DIMENSIONS: 13 cm H. (with stand 19,5 cm H) PROVENANCE: Private collection, North of London, collected before 1970s. CONDITION: Intact. STAND DISPLAY INCLUDED DESCRIPTION: The historical region of Gandhara, was a satrapy of the Persian Achaemenid Empire from the 6th century BC, conquered by Alexander the Great, remaining Hellenistic with the Greek-Hindu sovereigns, until it was annexed to the Kushana empire (1st - 3rd centuries AD) . The Kushan adopted many elements of Hellenistic culture, adapting the Greek alphabet to their language, etc. It is because of these historical circumstances that Greco-Buddhist art, a syncretism between Greek culture and Buddhism, developed in Gandhara. In particular, Hellenistic sculpture was the main source of influences in Gandhara's art, since it represented the gods in human form. Later the area also had direct relations with the Roman world, through the trade and cultural exchange that it developed through the Silk Road, through which Roman coins and sculptures arrived in Gandhara in which emperors, high dignitaries appeared. and gods. Greco-Latin influence in this region was key in its artistic development, both for the formal aspects and for the fact that the Buddha was represented in human form. Some of the earliest representations of the Buddha as an idealized human were made in Gandhara, where artists borrowed from the notions of physical perfection of the Classical world to depict him with broad shoulders and well-defined musculature. Notes: The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. The seller will take care that any necessary permits, like an export license will be arranged, he will inform the buyer about the status of it if this takes more than a few days.
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Amazing Gandhara Stucco Head of Buddha. - very nice quality faice details - Ca. 300 - 500 AD MATERIAL: Stucco DIMENSIONS: 13 cm H. (with stand 19,5 cm H) PROVENANCE: Private collection, North of London, collected before 1970s. CONDITION: Intact. STAND DISPLAY INCLUDED DESCRIPTION: The historical region of Gandhara, was a satrapy of the Persian Achaemenid Empire from the 6th century BC, conquered by Alexander the Great, remaining Hellenistic with the Greek-Hindu sovereigns, until it was annexed to the Kushana empire (1st - 3rd centuries AD) . The Kushan adopted many elements of Hellenistic culture, adapting the Greek alphabet to their language, etc. It is because of these historical circumstances that Greco-Buddhist art, a syncretism between Greek culture and Buddhism, developed in Gandhara. In particular, Hellenistic sculpture was the main source of influences in Gandhara's art, since it represented the gods in human form. Later the area also had direct relations with the Roman world, through the trade and cultural exchange that it developed through the Silk Road, through which Roman coins and sculptures arrived in Gandhara in which emperors, high dignitaries appeared. and gods. Greco-Latin influence in this region was key in its artistic development, both for the formal aspects and for the fact that the Buddha was represented in human form. Some of the earliest representations of the Buddha as an idealized human were made in Gandhara, where artists borrowed from the notions of physical perfection of the Classical world to depict him with broad shoulders and well-defined musculature. Notes: The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. The seller will take care that any necessary permits, like an export license will be arranged, he will inform the buyer about the status of it if this takes more than a few days.
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