HEAD OF A BUDDHA
Grey schist
Gandhara 4th century
Dimensions: Height 31 cm Wide 17 cm Depth 13 cm with base
Weight: 6220 grams with base
Elegant head of a Buddha showing several necklines, the oval face has small lips, a slender nose and downcast eyes.
A raised urna between the arched eyebrows, the face flankes by sligthly elongated earlobes decorated with beaded earrings.
The shoulder-length wavy hair is held together at the back by a beaded headpiece encircling the ushnisha.
This statue shows the distinct marks for Gandhara Buddhist sculptures.
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Grey schist
Gandhara 4th century
Dimensions: Height 31 cm Wide 17 cm Depth 13 cm with base
Weight: 6220 grams with base
Elegant head of a Buddha showing several necklines, the oval face has small lips, a slender nose and downcast eyes.
A raised urna between the arched eyebrows, the face flankes by sligthly elongated earlobes decorated with beaded earrings.
The shoulder-length wavy hair is held together at the back by a beaded headpiece encircling the ushnisha.
This statue shows the distinct marks for Gandhara Buddhist sculptures.
