Gandhara, 4th/5th century

The Buddha's rounded face is finely modeled with a serene expression. His bow-shaped mouth and heavy-lidded, almond-shaped eyes beneath arched eyebrows suggest a deeply meditative state. Rows of wavy tendrils rise over the ushnisha, a sign of his supreme enlightenment. Compare with another Gandharan stucco head of Buddha, which sold at Christie's New York on 18 March 2015, lot 4001.