A Gandharan schist Head, 2nd/ 3rd Century
A large grey schist Head of a Buddha
Gandhara, 2nd/ 3rd Century AD
the face carved with a calm, meditative expression, flanked by typical elongated lobed ears, moustache and full lips, the forehead with recessed ajna chakra, mounted on stand
31 cm. high
Estimate:
£20,000 - 30,000
€24,000 - 35,000
US$ 30,000 - 45,000

Footnotes

  • Provenance: Private UK collection since the 1960s.

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art


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