Sale 3522
Paris
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19 December 2012
Price realised
EUR 18,750
Estimate
TETE DE BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI EN SCHISTE GRIS GANDHARA, IIEME-IIIEME SIECLE Son visage est serein, ses yeux mi-clos surmontés de sourcils arqués, le front orné de l'urna, le nez aquilin, les lèvres bien dessinées et les lobes d'oreille allongés. Les cheveux et l'ushnisha sont ondulés ; accidents. Hauteur: 24 cm. (9½ in.), socle
Provenance
Private collection, Hong Kong, since the late 1970s Private collection, USA, acquired in 2004
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A GREY SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
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