TÊTE DE BODHISATTVA EN SCHISTE Ancienne région... Lot n° 225

TÊTE DE BODHISATTVA EN SCHISTE Ancienne région du Gandhara, vers le IIIe siècle A SCHIST HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA Ancient region of Gandhara, circa 3rd century Finely carved with full lips and heavy-lidded eyes, the face centred by a raised urna with the flowing hair pulled over the ushnisha and secured with an ornate beaded headband, stand. 21cm (8 1/4in) (2). Footnotes: Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981) Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) The domed treatment of the hair is not normally associated with Maitreya but a complete figure in the British Museum has a similar treatment of the head, see W.Zwalf, A Catalogue of the Gandhara Sculpture in the British Museum, 1996, no.53 (1880.218). Also compare with a closely related example sold at Christie's New York, 23 March 1999, lot 6 and 27 March 2003, lot 6. 犍陀羅 約三世紀 片岩菩薩首 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com Overall in good condition, with losses to the very tip of the nose, to the hair lock under the proper right earlobe, and to the hair lock on top of the proper left ear. Small dents and chips to the raised details. There are few occasional scratches to the surface. Mount on a base, with an affixed inventory label to the bottom, 'JPR 217'. Please contact Jing Wen (jing.wen@bonhams.com) for related condition report images.