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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist head of Buddha
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Very finely carved with bow-shaped mouth and almond-shaped eyes centered by an inset urna, the hair finely parted and secured in a bun over the ushnisha
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Very finely carved with bow-shaped mouth and almond-shaped eyes centered by an inset urna, the hair finely parted and secured in a bun over the ushnisha
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Pennsylvania, acquired by 1970