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GANDHARA, 4TH/5TH CENTURY
Details
A group of three stucco heads of Buddha
Gandhara, 4th/5th century
Including one with pursed lips, heavy-lidded eyes, and hair in curls over the ushnisha; another with bow-shaped mouth and almond-shaped eyes, the wavy locks of hair pulled back; and the third with almond-shaped eyes and finely arched brows, the hair in curls with two concentric arcs at the forehead
5 in. (12.7 cm.), the largest
Gandhara, 4th/5th century
Including one with pursed lips, heavy-lidded eyes, and hair in curls over the ushnisha; another with bow-shaped mouth and almond-shaped eyes, the wavy locks of hair pulled back; and the third with almond-shaped eyes and finely arched brows, the hair in curls with two concentric arcs at the forehead
5 in. (12.7 cm.), the largest
Provenance
Private collection, Pennsylvania, acquired by 1970