Sale 13572
Paris
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8 - 9 June 2016
Price realised
EUR 7,500
Estimate
RARE TETE DE BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI EN TERRE CUITE REGION DU GANDHARA, VEME-VIEME SIECLE Le visage serein, les yeux mi-clos, l'urna incisé, ses cheveux ondulés coiffés en chignon. Hauteur: 21 cm. (8 ¼ in.)
Provenance
Acquired by the owners prior to 2000.
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Post Lot Text
A RARE TERRACOTTA HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNIGANDHARA REGION, 5TH-6TH CENTURY
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