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1189 A LARGE STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA
ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, KUSHAN
1190 PERIOD, 4TH / 5TH CENTURY
88 SOTHEBY’S
the Buddha with serene oval face and eyes downcast in
meditation, with wave-pattern curls and widow’s peak hairline,
the aquiline nose above bow-shaped lips
Height 11¼ in., 28.6 cm

PROVENANCE
Acquired from Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA, 1990s.
New England private collection, 1950s, by repute.

$ 5,000-7,000

䈵旨伭ġ屜曄䌳㛅ġ⚃ġİġḼᶾ䲨ġġġ㲍⟹ἃ椾⁷

1189

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE LONG ISLAND COLLECTION

TWO STUCCO HEADS OF BUDDHA
ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, KUSHAN
PERIOD, 4TH / 5TH CENTURY

the two heads of Buddha both with widow’s peak hairline and
thick curls extending up and over high ushnishas at the crowns
of the head, both with serene expression and eyes downcast in
meditation, with youthful faces and bow-shaped lips, the smaller
of the two heads with raised urna at forehead center (2)
Height 7 in., 17.8 cm and smaller

PROVENANCE
Acquired in Pakistan between 1961-1969.

$ 3,000-5,000

䈵旨伭ġ屜曄䌳㛅ġ⚃ġİġḼᶾ䲨ġġġ㲍⟹ἃ椾⁷ℑẞ

1190

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. JOHN MANN SOLD
TO BENEFIT THE CENTER OF SPIRITUAL AWAKENING

A SANDSTONE HEAD OF A DEITY
INDIA, POST GUPTA PERIOD, CIRCA 8TH
CENTURY

the goddess wearing a large raised headdress and disk-shaped
earrings, with elaborate hairstyle, the eyebrows nely arched
over downcast eyes, with rounded face and gentle smile
Height 6½ in., 16.5 cm

PROVENANCE
Rudi Oriental Arts, New York City, 1960s.

$ 1,500-2,500

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