TÊTE DE BOUDDHA EN SCHISTE ANCIENNE RÉGION DU... Lot n° 24
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Non Communiqué
Estimation :
Réservé aux abonnés
TÊTE DE BOUDDHA EN SCHISTE
ANCIENNE RÉGION DU GANDHARA, III/IVE SIÈCLE
24 cm (9 1/2 in.) high
Footnotes:
A SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHA
ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD/4TH CENTURY
犍陀羅 三/四世紀 片岩佛首
Provenance:
With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s
Confidently carved, the Buddha's wavy locks, pulled over the ushnisha, convey the master sculptor's pursuit of realism inspired by Greco-Roman aesthetics. The facial features are remarkably well preserved, including the faintly outlined pupils of his heavy lidded eyes. The soft cheeks, fleshy lower lip, and the ears remain wonderfully modelled with precise contours and thick lobes.
Compare a closely related example sold at Christie's, New York, 19 March 2013, lot 201. Further comparison can be made with the head of a standing Buddha in the British Museum (Zwalf, A Catalogue of the Gandhara Sculpture in the British Museum, Vol. I , 1996, p. 10, no. 3), showing a similar treatment of the hair, and a calm, nuanced expression.
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Good overall condition. Evident of repair and reattachment of the front side of the face, with evident adhesive to the crack under UV light. Numerous deep chips across the cheeks, nose and neck, and loss to the left earlobe, as visible in images.
Please contact Sidney Lee (sidney.lee@bonhams.com) for related condition report images.
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