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Head with double headband Stucco with beige patina, age mark…
See original version (French)
143
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Head with double headband Stucco with beige patina, age mark…
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €250
Voluntary lot
Description
Head with double headband
Stucco with beige patina, age marks.
Chips and small cracks.
Greco-Buddhist art from Gandhara.
100 to 400 AD
H: 6.2 cm; W: 5.4 cm
Provenance: acquired in a public auction from Maître Boisgirard, Paris, late 1970s
The double headband, inherited from the Greek repertoire where it distinguished gods and victors, is here integrated into a face of great gentleness. The serenity of the expression and the finesse of the modelling are characteristic of the stucco workshops of Gandhara, where the sculptors were able to transpose Greek formal conventions in the service of Buddhist spirituality.
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