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MILLON
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Male head with circular headdress ornament
Stucco with beige…
See original version (French)
145
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Male head with circular headdress ornament
Stucco with beige…
See original version (French)
Estimate €250 - €350
Voluntary lot
Description
Male head
with circular headdress ornament
Stucco with beige and brown patina, marks of age.
Surface wear, a few small chips and missing pieces.
Gandhara Greco-Buddhist art, AD 100 to 400
H: 12 cm; W: 8.5 cm
Provenance: acquired in a public sale from Maître Boisgirard, Paris, late 1970s
The circular headdress ornament distinguishes this strongly modelled male figure. The pronounced features - marked eyebrows, intense gaze - and the quality of the sculpture bear witness to a workshop that mastered the conventions of Hellenistic portraiture while adapting them to Buddhist iconography. The brown and beige patina underlines the depth of the modelling.
See original version (French)
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