Sale 2300
New York
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23 March 2010
Price realised
USD 32,500
Estimate
A stucco head of Buddha Gandhara, 3rd/4th century Exceptionally well-modeled with a rounded face, bow-shaped lips, straight nose and finely arched brows above almond-shaped eyes, his thick wavy hair arranged over the ushnisha, the surface finely polished and with remains of polychromy overall 10 in. (25.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York Acquired in London, 1997
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Pre-Lot Text
Property from the Collection of Charles W. Banta
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