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Juvenile head with turban Stucco with beige patina, age mark…
See original version (French)
147
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Juvenile head with turban Stucco with beige patina, age mark…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
Juvenile head with turban
Stucco with beige patina, age marks. A few chips.
Greco-Buddhist art from Gandhara, 100 to 400 AD.
H: 10 cm; W: 7.5 cm
Provenance: acquired in a public sale from Maître Boisgirard, Paris, late 1970s
The turban, an attribute of Indian origin, is here integrated into a composition whose features remain marked by the Hellenistic tradition. This coexistence of Greek and Indian elements in the same object illustrates the profoundly syncretic nature of Gandharan art, born of the enduring encounter between two great civilisations along the routes of Central Asia.
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