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LOT 0448
Gandharan Terracotta Head Fragment
2ND-4TH 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 0448
Gandharan Terracotta Head Fragment
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Gandharan Terracotta Head Fragment
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
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. 365 grams total, 14.6 cm including stand
Acquired on the London art market. Private collection, 1970s. -
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