Woman's head Gandhara stylistic area, ca. 7th-9th... Lot 16

Woman's head Gandhara stylistic area, ca. 7th-9th centuries Terracotta. Height 31 cm Important head with a delicate feminine expression. The wavy hair is held in place by a crown of flowers. A circular earring adorns the right ear. The hairstyle is reminiscent of certain sculptures discovered in Udabhandapura, known today as Hund in present-day Pakistan, the probable summer capital of the Turk Shahi rulers, alternating with Kabul, from the seventh to the ninth century. Small visible accidents. This object is accompanied by a certificate of analysis by thermoluminescence ASA dated 26 November 2007, confirming the dating Provenance : - Former French private collection, acquired around 1960-1962 - Piasa sale (Paris), October 24, 2007, lot n° 413 - Acquired at this sale by its current owner