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TÊTE DE BOUDDHA, ART-GRÉCO-BOUDDHIQUE, GANDHARA, I-IIe SIÈCLE
GRECO-BUDDHIC ART, GANDHARA, I-IIth CENTURY A grey-blue schist head of a haloed Buddha, the face showing a slight smile, expressing serenity, and surmounted by hair braided in a bun (Part of the mandorla is missing) A grey-blue schist head of a haloed Buddha, Gandhara, 1st-2nd century (A part of the mandorla is missing) H 11 x W 11 x D 5 cm (excluding base) - H 4 3/8 x W 4 3/8 x D 2 in. (excluding base) PROVENANCE : Collection of a former collaborator of the Moreau-Gobard gallery, acquired in the 1960s-1980s.
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TÊTE DE BOUDDHA, ART-GRÉCO-BOUDDHIQUE, GANDHARA, I-IIe SIÈCLE
