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LOT 0446
Gandharan Terracotta Head
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 in. (661 grams total, 20 cm high including stand).
Modelled in the round with the hair pulled around the ushnisha top-knot, slender arching eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes with prominent eyelids, pursed lips; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market.
Private collection, 1970s.
Literature
Cf. The V&A Museum, accession number IM.74-1939, for similar.
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LOT 0446
Gandharan Terracotta Head
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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