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Gandharan Stone and Stucco Head Gandharan Stone and Stucco Head Gandharan Stone and Stucco Head
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LOT 2087

Gandharan Stone and Stucco Head

2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 7/8 in. (264 grams total, 12.4 cm including stand).

With top-knot ushnisha and large lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CONDITION
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LOT 2087

Gandharan Stone and Stucco Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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