A Gray Schist Head of Buddha
A Gray Schist Head of Buddha

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

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A Gray Schist Head of Buddha
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Finely carved in the round with crisply cut features, downcast eyes beneath arched brows and bow-shaped mouth, the urna incised as a circular dip, the hair parting from the center in wavy strands surmounted by a topknot
13 in. (33 cm.) high
Provenance
Purchased at Spink & Son Ltd., 1975

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