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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A GREY SCHIST HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Finely carved with full lips and heavy lidded eyes, straight nose and bowed lips, the serene face centered by a raised urna and flanked by two earrings, the usnisa secured with an ornate beaded head-band, old restoration, on wooden stand
9in. (23cm.) high (without stand)
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Finely carved with full lips and heavy lidded eyes, straight nose and bowed lips, the serene face centered by a raised urna and flanked by two earrings, the usnisa secured with an ornate beaded head-band, old restoration, on wooden stand
9in. (23cm.) high (without stand)
Provenance
Christie's, 11 June 1986, lot 201