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Property of a Private New Zealand Collector
A Large Schist Head of Buddha
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A Large Schist Head of Buddha
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Finely carved with downcast eyes and swirling hair, with a recessed round urna, some buff colored encrustation adhering to the hair
16½ in. (41.8 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Finely carved with downcast eyes and swirling hair, with a recessed round urna, some buff colored encrustation adhering to the hair
16½ in. (41.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner during the production of a documentary in the Swat Valley region in 1966