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LOT 2280
Gandharan Stucco Head Fragment
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (365 grams total, 14.6 cm including stand).
Modelled in the round with transverse band to the brow, almond-shaped eyes with prominent eyelids, smiling lips; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market.
Private collection, 1970s.
Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 70, for type.
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LOT 2280
Gandharan Stucco Head Fragment
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
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3rd-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Modelled with fine facial features, arched brows, long earlobes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 266 grams total, 86 mm including stand
Acquired in the London art market. Private collection, 1970s.
