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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist head of a bodhisattva
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
With bow-shaped mouth and almond-shaped eyes centered by a raised urna, the curly locks of hair pulled over the ushnisha and secured with an elaborate headband
11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
With bow-shaped mouth and almond-shaped eyes centered by a raised urna, the curly locks of hair pulled over the ushnisha and secured with an elaborate headband
11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Pennsylvania, acquired by 1970