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TWO SCHIST HEADS OF BUDDHA AND A BODHISATTVA A SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHA
Ancient region of Gandhara, 3rd/4th century Ancient region of Gandhara, 3rd/4th century

Showing a variance in style; the larger more abstract and hieratic, the Finely carved with soft contours and confident wavy locks finished
smaller more naturalistic and expressive. with a smooth polish.
8 in. (20.3 cm) and 4 3/4 in. (12cm) high 8 in. (20.3 cm) high
$2,500 - 3,500 $15,000 - 25,000

健陀羅 三／四世紀 片巖佛陀並菩薩頭像兩尊 健陀羅 三／四世紀 片巖佛首

Provenance For a closely related head with a shallow and broad ushnisha from a
Christie’s, South Kensington, 8 April 2011, lot 278 (part) sculpture of Preaching Buddha formerly in the C.T. Loo Collection, see
Saunders, Mudra, Princeton, 1985, pl. XII. For similar dark polished
heads of Buddha, see Simon Ray, London, September 2014, no.1
and Pal, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume I, 2003, p.
52, no. 20.

Provenance
Private Collection
Acquired From Hartman Rare Art, NY, 1984

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