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A polychromed stucco head of a woman
Ancient region of Gandhara, 4th/5th century
Sensitively modeled with her face angled slightly to one side and lips
parted, with elegant curls undulating across her temples drawn back in
finely combed sections secured by a headdress with remains of beaded
jewelry and festoons.
10 1/2 in. (26.5 cm) high
$15,000 - 20,000
Following the tradition set by Roman art, the sculptor has departed from
the stylized features of Buddha, paying emphasis to mood and distinctive
facial characteristics. Rare for the copious remains of polychromy, the
present lot reveals how most Gandharan art would have appeared in
situ and shares a similar importance in elucidating this late phase of
Gandharan art as a Romanesque portrait of a monk held in the British
Museum (1978,0306.1).
Provenance:
Private New York Collection, late 1990s
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Two gray schist heads of bodhisattvas
Ancient region of Gandhara, circa 3rd century
One wearing a turban comprised of twisted bands, beads and rosettes;
the other with a loosely arranged coiffure.
7in. (17.8 cm), the higher
$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance:
Private West Coast Collection
The first acquired from Yvonne Moreau-Gobard, 2 February 1982
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