A rare gray schist head of the emaciated Siddhartha
A rare gray schist head of the emaciated Siddhartha

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

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A rare gray schist head of the emaciated Siddhartha
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Finely and expressively carved with gaunt cheeks, deep-set sunken eyes, veined forehead and neck, framed by a full beard and with wavy locks of hair pulled up and over the ushnisha
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Japanese Collection, acquired in the 1980s

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