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**Originally Listed At $2500**

Central Asia, Afghanistan / Pakistan to Northern India, Gandharan Empire / Kushan Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A nearly life-sized head carved from gray schist portraying the visage of a young man in traditional Greco-Buddhist style, sensitively modeled face presents heavy-lidded downcast eyes, small mouth under a mustache, and waves of hair pulled back with a round cap. Alexander the Great conquered Gandhara in 330 BCE and with the help of the Indo-Greek kings introduced classical traditions that would influence Gandharan art for the following seven centuries producing a fusion of Greek artistic elements with Buddhist iconography. This head may have belonged to a statue of the Buddha, Bodhisattva, or other princely figure. Size: 6" L x 6" W x 11" H (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm x 27.9 cm); 12.75" H (32.4 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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#181433

  • Condition: Fragment of a larger piece as shown. Old losses to verso of head, neck. Minor abrasions and chips to the visage: brow hairline, eyelids, and nose, but overall excellent. Mineral and earthen deposits across the surface.

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