A gray schist head of a Bodhisattva
A gray schist head of a Bodhisattva

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

Details
A gray schist head of a Bodhisattva
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
The face in a placid expression with downcast eyes beneath arched brows centered by the urna, with a moustache above the bow-shaped mouth, his hair secured by a plumed turban
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Japanese Collection, acquired in the 1990s

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