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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
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TWO GRAY SCHIST HEADS
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
The first a head of an atlantid, with full rounded features including tensed lips and furrowed brows, his wavy locks topped with grape leaves; the second, a head of Buddha with an oval face and straight aquiline nose, arched eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes centered by the raised urna, the wavy locks pulled over the ushnisha
4 ¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high, the first, and 5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) high, the second
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
The first a head of an atlantid, with full rounded features including tensed lips and furrowed brows, his wavy locks topped with grape leaves; the second, a head of Buddha with an oval face and straight aquiline nose, arched eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes centered by the raised urna, the wavy locks pulled over the ushnisha
4 ¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high, the first, and 5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) high, the second
Provenance
Collection of Rita Perry, Lörrach, Germany, acquired between 1963-1972
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Leiko Coyle