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LOT 2393

Gandharan Terracotta Head

2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 3/8 in. (266 grams total, 86 mm including stand).

Modelled with fine facial features, arched brows, long earlobes; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Acquired in the London art market.
Private collection, 1970s.

Literature

Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 90, for type.

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LOT 2393

Gandharan Terracotta Head

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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