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LOT 2584
Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head
4TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (1.51 kg total, 24.3 cm including stand).
Modelled with serene expression and downcast eyes, elongated earlobes and hair arranged in regular curls around the ushnisha; clay core exposed at the back, mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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