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A GRAY SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA
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06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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A GRAY SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA

Exhibited: Auf den Spuren Alexanders des Gro?en. Gandhara – frühe Steinbildnisse Zentralasiens, 18 April-9 May 1981, Lothar Heubel.

Kushan period, 2nd-3rd century. Well carved, the ovoid face with almond-shaped eyes below elegantly arched brows centered by a gently raised circular urna, above full bow-shaped lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the wavy hair piled up into a high topknot.

Provenance: Lothar Heubel, Frankfurt, Germany, 1981. An old private collection in Bavaria, Germany, acquired from the above. A copy of a flyer from the Heubel exhibition, where the present lot was acquired in 1981, accompanies this lot. Note that this flyer shows a different Gandhara head on its cover.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Expected wear, obvious losses, nicks, fissures, scratches, signs of weathering and erosion, and encrustations.

Weight: 3,396 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 19.5 cm (excl. stand), 28.7 cm (incl. stand)

The loose waves of hair along with the almond-shaped eyes and narrow nose are inspired by images of the youthful Apollo from the Greco-Roman tradition. While the harmonious proportions are inspired by Classical styles, they have been applied to the most popular subject of cult images represented during this time in the region of Gandhara. The heart of Gandhara located in the Peshawar region in modernday Pakistan, the place where this Buddha head was fashioned, served as the crossroads between the East and West, blending the local Indic Buddhist practices with the Hellenistic styles that traveled along these trade routes.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related head of Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, 18.4 cm tall, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 13.96.4.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 20 September 2021, lot 356
Price: USD 40,320 or approx. EUR 42,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gray schist head of Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modelling with similar melancholic expression, wavy hair, facial features, and size (18.1 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1
Price: USD 15,000 or approx. EUR 19,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Head of Buddha grey schist, ancient region of Gandhara, Kushan period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling with similar melancholic expression, wavy hair, and facial features. Note the size (16.5 cm).

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