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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist figure of Buddha
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Finely carved with Buddha clutching the folds of his billowing sanghati in his left hand, the face with gentle smile, straight nose, and elongated eyes centered by a raised urna, the hair in wavy locks and tied over the ushnisha, backed by a nimbus
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Finely carved with Buddha clutching the folds of his billowing sanghati in his left hand, the face with gentle smile, straight nose, and elongated eyes centered by a raised urna, the hair in wavy locks and tied over the ushnisha, backed by a nimbus
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection
Hagop Kevorkian collection until 1962
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962 (acc. no. 63.S02)
Hagop Kevorkian collection until 1962
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962 (acc. no. 63.S02)
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Please note the correct provenance is as follows:
Hagop Kevorkian collection until 1962
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, purchased from California with funds from the Bidwell Purchase Collection in 1963 (acc. no. 63.S02)
Hagop Kevorkian collection until 1962
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, purchased from California with funds from the Bidwell Purchase Collection in 1963 (acc. no. 63.S02)
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