Lot Essay
The modeling of this head is exceptionally fine; for another example traced with red outline and smoothly finished surface, see I. Kurita, Gandharan Art, vol. I, 2003, fig. 315.
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GANDHARA, 3RD/4TH CENTURY
Details
A Small Stucco Head of Buddha
Gandhara, 3rd/4th Century
Very finely modeled with ovoid face and gently rounded chin, large almond-shaped eyes beneath arched brows, his hair arranged in wavy strands and rising to a conical topknot, the face with a smooth surface, the details outlined in red pigment
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Gandhara, 3rd/4th Century
Very finely modeled with ovoid face and gently rounded chin, large almond-shaped eyes beneath arched brows, his hair arranged in wavy strands and rising to a conical topknot, the face with a smooth surface, the details outlined in red pigment
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Japanese Collection, 1990s