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LOT 0452

Gandharan Terracotta Head

2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

6 3/8 in. (556 grams total, 16.2 cm including stand).

Modelled in the round with narrow profile and thick nose, hair drawn up in a top-knot; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

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

Literature

Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 61.

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LOT 0452

Gandharan Terracotta Head

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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