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CIRCA 4TH CENTURY
Details
a gandhara terracotta head of a man
circa 4th century
The face modelled with wrinkles at the forehead, open eyes, broad nose and lips, broken ears and forehead bordered by large curls
19 cm high, mounted
circa 4th century
The face modelled with wrinkles at the forehead, open eyes, broad nose and lips, broken ears and forehead bordered by large curls
19 cm high, mounted
Literature
I. Kurita, Gandharan Art, Tokyo 1990, vol. II, fig. 372, p. 133
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