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PROPERTY FROM THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM, NEW YORK

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A STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA

GANDHARA, 4TH/5TH CENTURY
6Ω in. (16.5 cm.) high
$2,500-3,500
犍陀羅地區 四/五世紀 灰泥佛陀頭像

PROVENANCE

Acquired by 1969, by repute.
Accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, 2010 (TL2010.38.29).
The Buddha’s rounded face is fnely modeled with a serene expression. His
bow-shaped mouth and heavy-lidded, almond-shaped eyes beneath arched
eyebrows suggest a deeply meditative state. Rows of wavy tendrils rise over
the ushnisha, a sign of his supreme enlightenment. Compare with another
Gandharan stucco head of Buddha, which sold at Christie’s New York on
18 March 2015, lot 4001.

608
A BRONZE SHRINE WITH GANESHA

INDIA, HIMACHAL OR MADHYA PRADESH, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY
6 in. (15 cm.) high
$2,000-3,000
印度 喜馬偕爾邦或中央邦 約十五世紀 迦尼薩銅龕

PROVENANCE

Acquired by the 1970s, by repute.
Accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, 2010
(TL2010.38.49).
Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, is a widely
cherished deity in the Hindu pantheon. He is worshipped throughout India
at the beginning of journeys or new endeavors. As such, he is often placed
at thresholds or entries where he is traditionally ofered sweets, fruits,
coins, fowers, and freshly cut grass. Renowned for his powers to remove
obstacles, he also aids in areas of education, knowledge and wisdom,
literature and fne arts.
This beautiful shrine with Ganesha seated at the center depicts the god in
all his splendor, with a full rounded belly and long trunk dipping into a bowl
of sweets. Cast in deep relief and gently worn from years of rubbing, this
work is a perfect portable shrine to this important deity.

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