A small stucco head of Buddha

GANDHARA, 3RD/4TH CENTURY

Details

A small stucco head of Buddha
Gandhara, 3rd/4th century
Finely modeled with ovoid face, almond-shaped eyes and pursed lip, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in undulating strands surmounted by the ushnisha
5½ in. (14 cm.) high

Provenance

Japanese Collection, 1990s

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