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LOT 2640
Gandharan Terracotta Buddha Head
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (960 grams total, 17.5 cm including stand).
With youthful facial features, tousled hair and soft fleshy cheeks; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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Early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £45
Showing a courtly tea-ceremony scene, a female attendant kneeling before a couple seated on a carpet and offering a cup, the male holding a cup in his outstretched hand while having his other arm draped around the shoulder of his female companion; another kneeling female on the foreground holding a tray of fruit, flowers on the foreground and an inscription on the upper left-hand corner; set in glazed wooden frame. 683 grams, 34.6 x 25.2 cm
Private collection, UK.
