Lot Essay
This is likely the head of a figure of Hariti, compare with H. Ingolt, Gandharan Art in Pakistan, 1957, fig. II,3, p. 34.
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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A Gray Schist Head of a Female*
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Finely carved with a humorous expression, the rounded face framed by an elaborate braided coif
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Finely carved with a humorous expression, the rounded face framed by an elaborate braided coif
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Provenance
Colonel M.C. Cooke-Collis
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1913 (13.96.9)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1913 (13.96.9)
Special notice
This lot is exempt from Sales Tax.