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A grey shist head of Boddhsiattva, Gandhara, presumably 2nd/3rd Century.

Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
570 - 760 EUR
599 - 798 USD
Hammer price
5 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A grey shist head of Boddhsiattva, Gandhara, presumably 2nd/3rd Century.

Finely carved with full lips and heavy lidded eyes, straight nose and bowed lips, the serene face centered by a raised urna, the usnisa secured with an ornate beaded head-band, on wooden stand. Height 12,8 cm without stand.

Provenance: Aquired in Peshawar, Northern part of Pakistan 1967-1968 by the Swedish Diplomat Torkel Leijonhufvud.

Provenance

Aquired in Peshawar, Northern part of Pakistan 1967-1968, by the Swedish Diplomat Torkel Leijonhufvud.