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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF LEO STEINBERG
A beige sandstone head of Buddha
INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR MADHYA PRADESH, GUPTA PERIOD, 5TH/6TH CENTURY
Details
A beige sandstone head of Buddha
India, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, Gupta period, 5th/6th century
Well carved with elongated heavy-lidded eyes and gently arching brows, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high
India, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, Gupta period, 5th/6th century
Well carved with elongated heavy-lidded eyes and gently arching brows, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in New York, 1960s