Property from the Collection of Dr. Bertram Schaffner from the Brooklyn Museum, New York, Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund

A Stucco Head of Buddha

Gandhara, 4th/5th century

Details

A Stucco Head of Buddha
Gandhara, 4th/5th century
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired by 1969, by repute.
Accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, 2010 (TL2010.38.29).

Lot Essay

The Buddha's rounded face is finely modeled with a serene expression. His bow-shaped mouth and heavy-lidded, almond-shaped eyes beneath arched eyebrows suggest a deeply meditative state. Rows of wavy tendrils rise over the ushnisha, a sign of his supreme enlightenment. Compare with another Gandharan stucco head of Buddha, which sold at Christie's New York on 18 March 2015, lot 4001.

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