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A TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A WOMAN In contrast to the majority of surviving material from Gandhara,
ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 4TH/5TH CENTURY consisting of stylized Buddha images, the present head is a rare and
9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm) high nuanced example of clay sculpture drawing on Roman traditions
of portraiture, conveying mood, emotion, and individuality. Perhaps
part of a larger original ensemble, her enigmatic glare appears to
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respond with wonderment to that she beholds, perhaps a conversion
犍陀羅 四/五世紀 泥塑女子頭像 scene. Further examples from The Kronos Collection are held in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, published in Lerner, The Flame and The
Lotus, New York, 1984, pp.38-9, no.8. Also see, Lerner, The Lotus
Transcendent, New York, 1991, p.104, no.73.

Provenance
Sotheby’s, New York, 12 December 1977, lot 38 (pl.IX)
Private European Collection, 1977-1990
Christie’s, New York, 3 October 1990, lot 205
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1 July 1991
Private Colorado Collection

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