ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD-4TH CENTURY

Name: A GREY SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHA
Brand: ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD-4TH CENTURY
Price: 7000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 8,820

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USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

Closed: 25 Sep 2024

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A GREY SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHA

ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD-4TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 8,820

Closed: 25 Sep 2024

Price Realised USD 8,820

Closed: 25 Sep 2024

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8¹⁄₄ in. (21 cm.) high

Property from the Estate of Richard Gump, San Francisco; Sotheby's New York, 28 October 1991, lot 282.
Private collection, San Francisco, acquired from the above.

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Lot Essay

This sensitively modeled head of Buddha Shakyamuni demonstrates the serene, naturalist qualities of Buddhist art from the Gandharan period. Buddha's rounded face is finely modeled with a still 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 , a sign of his supreme enlightenment. Compare with another small grey schist head of Buddha, sold at Christie's New York, 28 September 2022, lot 122, for $5,000.