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A FINely cARVed buddhIsT FRIeZe,
ANcIeNT RegION OF gANdhARA

Kushan period, 2nd to 3rd century. Elaborately carved
from a single piece of grey schist to depict various
bejeweled deities and worshippers in standing, seated
and kneeling positions, all above a stepped vertical
band.

Provenance: From
the collection of Georg
Weifert (1850-1937).
Thence by descent in
the same family. Weifert
was a Serbo-Austrian
industrialist and the first
governor of the Federal
Bank of the Kingdom
of Serbia, Croatia and Georg Weifert (1850-1937)
Slovenia.
condition: Fine naturally grown patina. Losses and
breaks as visible on the pictures. Old wear.

Weight: 4 kg (just the frieze)
Dimensions: Length 28 cm (the frieze) and 32 cm (the
stand)

With an associated hardwood stand, probably dating to
the 1930s. (2)
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A schIsT heAd OF A bOdhIsATTVA,
精美佛像浮雕，健陀羅
貴霜時期，公元二至三世紀。用一块灰色的片岩精心雕刻而成， gANdhARA, MId-3Rd ceNTuRy
表現了了站立、坐着和成跪姿的各位佩戴宝石的神灵和崇拜者，
下方為阶梯状的垂直紋帶。 The stone of a bluish-grey color, the bodhisattva’s hair and wavy
headdress tied into a loose bun. Characteristic of Gandhara art, his
來源：Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏，同一家族保存至今
。Weifert曾爲塞爾維亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與 eyes are almond-shaped and the eyebrows are arched. The head with
斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。 an urna and ushnisha, two of the 32 Signs of a Great Man.
品相：細膩的天然包漿。可見缺損和斷裂。老磨損。
重量：浮雕4 公斤
尺寸：浮雕長 28 厘米，底座32 厘米 Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Guy Desmesmaeker,
Brussels, Belgium. Acquired by Docteur Schroeder, Luxemburg, from
the above on 23 April 1975. Thence by descent. A copy of the original
estimate euR 1.000,-
Starting price EUr 500,- invoice accompanies this lot.
condition: The nose with an old, partial restoration. Overall extensive
wear, losses, patina and encrustations, all exactly as to be expected
from a piece of this age.
Weight: 6.3 kg (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 22 cm (the head) and 31.8 cm (incl. base)
Note the elegant mustache, which slightly exceeds the corners of the lips.

With an associated metal base. (2)
Literature comparison: Compare with a related schist statue at the
Metropolitan Museum, New york, accession number 2015.392.
AucTION ResulT cOMPARIsON
Compare with a related bodhisattva head sold by
Christie’s New york in Indian and Southeast Asian Art
on 18 September 2013, lot 201, for USD 87,500 incl.
buyer’s premium.

健陀羅片岩菩薩頭像，三世紀中期
藍灰色的石料，菩薩的頭髮和波浪狀的頭飾綁
成一個髮髻。健陀羅藝術的特徵是，菩薩的眼
睛是杏仁形的，眉毛是拱形。 雙眼之間可見
慧眼，頭上有肉髻，這是三十二相之其二。
來源：原比利時布魯塞爾 Guy Desmesma-
eker收藏。盧森堡Docteur Schroeder1975
年4月23日購於上述收藏。家傳自今。附原始
發票複印件。
品相：鼻子処局部老修補。總體廣汎磨損、缺
損、包漿和結殼。完全符合其時代特徵。
重量：含底座6.3公斤
尺寸：頭像高22 厘米，含底座共31.8 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件相似菩薩頭像2013年9月
18日于紐約佳士得《印度及东南亚艺术》拍
號201，成交價USD 87,500 含賣家佣金。
estimate euR 3.000,-
Starting price EUr 1.500,-

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