Lot Essay
Compare a stone head of Buddha from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection sold at Christie's New York, 18 March 2009, lot 350.
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
A SMALL DARK GREY STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A SMALL DARK GREY STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The full face is carved with delicate features between two pendulous earlobes, all below the hair which is dressed in two large whorls above the forehead and below a third whorl covering the pronounced ushnisha.
4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The full face is carved with delicate features between two pendulous earlobes, all below the hair which is dressed in two large whorls above the forehead and below a third whorl covering the pronounced ushnisha.
4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in 1977 in Cannes, France
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