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TWO PAINTED STUCCO FIGURES Beautifully rendered, the present two fgures, who
ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA appear to be in conversation, would have fanked
4TH-5TH CENTURY a central buddha fgure. Remains of polychromy
13√ in. (35.2 cm.) and 14º in. (36.2 cm.) (2)
indicate that these fne sculptures were once vibrant
$20,000-30,000 with color.
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s New York, 24 September 1997, lot 156
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