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GANDHARA, 3RD CENTURY
Details
Two small stucco heads of Buddha
Gandhara, 3rd century
Each finely formed with faces in meditative expression with full lips, straight nose and downcast eyes, flanked by elongated earlobes, the hair in curls over the ushnisha, with remains of polychromy overall
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high, the first
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high, the second
Gandhara, 3rd century
Each finely formed with faces in meditative expression with full lips, straight nose and downcast eyes, flanked by elongated earlobes, the hair in curls over the ushnisha, with remains of polychromy overall
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high, the first
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high, the second
Provenance
Japanese collection, acquired in the 1990s