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A SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA
83 Mathura, Kushan period, 2nd/3rd century
His amiable face with a strong chin, ample cheeks, and a raised urna
90 | BONHAMS below tight curls; the mottled stone displaying a broad variance.
13 in. (33 cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

馬圖拉 貴霜王朝 二／三世紀 砂巖佛首

Compare to another head of Buddha with similar curls in Czuma,
Kushan Sculpture, Cleveland, 1985, pp. 31-2, fig. 8.

Provenance
Collection of Dr and Mrs Robert Dickes
Acquired from Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 31 January 1973
Thence by descent

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A SANDSTONE LOWER TORSO OF A DIVINITY
Mathura, Kushan dynasty, 2nd/3rd century
Wearing a thin dhoti revealing powerfully modeled thighs, with the
hem skimming the shins and the folds falling between.
16 1/2 in. (42 cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000

馬圖拉 貴霜王朝 二／三世紀 砂巖半身神像

The remnants of his left hand likely grips a lotus, suggesting the
figure may be a bodhisattva or nagaraja. A similar twisted sash can
be found on an image of Kumara in the Norton Simon Museum of
Art, see Pal, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum of Art, Vol I,
Pasadena, 2003, p. 85, no. 48. A similar lower torso was sold at
Christie’s, New York, 18 September 2013, lot 209; for another figure
with comparable lower torso and hand position, see Sotheby’s, New
York, 21/22 March 1990, lot 234.

Provenance
Collection of Dr and Mrs Robert Dickes
Acquired from Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 6 March 1976
Thence by descent