ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 4TH-5TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 8,820

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USD 4,000 - USD 6,000

Closed: 25 Sep 2024

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A STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA

ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 4TH-5TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 8,820

Closed: 25 Sep 2024

Price Realised USD 8,820

Closed: 25 Sep 2024

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5⁷⁄₈ in. (14.9 cm.) high

Sotheby's New York, 28 October 1991, lot 74.

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Lot Essay

The Buddha's rounded face is finely 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 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, for $50,000.