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TÊTE DE BODHISATTVA EN STUC Ancienne région du Gandhara, IIIe-Ve siècle
12 December 2025, 11:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€2,000 - €3,000
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TÊTE DE BODHISATTVA EN STUC
Ancienne région du Gandhara, IIIe-Ve siècle
A STUCCO HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
Ancient region of Gandhara, 3rd-5th century
8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.) high
A STUCCO HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
Ancient region of Gandhara, 3rd-5th century
8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.) high
Footnotes
The serene expression of the youthful face is framed by corkscrew ringlets rendered with delicate precision. He wears a bandeau in his hair, and large circular earrings. Traces of a halo are visible, and the features are highlighted with traces of red paint. The urna marked in red polychrome at the forehead signifies divine insight, identifying the figure as a Boddhisattva. The work exemplifies the graceful synthesis of Greco-Roman naturalism and Buddhist devotion that flourished in ancient Gandhara. For comparison see a similar head published in Ingholt, Gandharan Art in Pakistan, New York: 1957, pl. 545.
Provenance
Claude De Marteau, Brussels, 1970.
Private Collection, Belgium, acquired from the above (recorded in a 1985 insurance document);
Thence by descent.
犍陀羅 三至五世紀 泥塑菩薩首
來源
克勞德‧德‧馬圖（Claude De Marteau），布魯塞爾，1970年
比利時私人收藏，購自上述（記錄於1985年保險文件）
後由家族傳承