RARE BUSTE DE BODHISATTVA EN SCHISTE GRIS

REGION DU GANDHARA, IIEME-IIIEME SIECLE

Details

RARE BUSTE DE BODHISATTVA EN SCHISTE GRIS
REGION DU GANDHARA, IIEME-IIIEME SIECLE
Superbement sculpté, la bouche ourlée et rehaussée d'une moustache, les yeux mi-clos, le front paré de l'urna, les cheveux ondulés, la coiffe élaborée faite de tissus maintenus par des perlages et rehaussés de bijoux, des colliers autour du cou, socle
Hauteur: 45 cm. (17¾ in.)

Provenance

Private collection, acquired in the late 1970's

Further details

A RARE GREY SCHIST BUST OF A BODHISATTVA
GANDHARA REGION, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

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Lot Essay

This attractive image of a Bodhisattva bust is remarkable for its serene countenance with its contemplative and deeply spiritual expression. The bejeweled turban is part of the rich suite of aristocratic accoutrements known as bodhisattvabharana which indicated the deity's divine identity and also acted as symbols representing the material and spiritual wealth to be gained by lay worshippers. As suggested by Francine Tissot, Gandhara, Paris 1985, pp. 212-215, the turban is based on an original which combined a metal cap, repousse decorated and textile.

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