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A RED SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA, MATHURA, KUSHAN PERIOD
奥地利 北京时间
2023年03月09日 开拍
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A RED SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA, MATHURA, KUSHAN PERIOD
Northern India, 2nd-3rd century. Carved from a single piece of pinkish-red sandstone, this head shows traditional yet remarkably modern features, including the curled hair, almond-shaped eyes, finely incised v-shaped brows, and an unusually large, slightly raised urna. The elegantly curved nose and the subtle smile add further to the benevolent character of this fine image.

Provenance: Dr. Robert R. Bigler, Zurich, 2002. Friedrich A. Hof, acquired from the above. A copy of the original invoice from Dr. Robert R. Bigler, dated 3 April 2002, describing the piece as a Kushan-style red sandstone head of a bodhisattva from North India, dated ca. 2nd century AD, and stating a purchase price CHF 10,000 or approx. EUR 16,500 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. The invoice mentions an analysis conducted by the Leuven University, Belgium, in 2001 which confirms the dating and authenticity of the present lot (lost). Dr. Robert R. Bigler is a renowned and important dealer of Asian and Egyptian art, based in Ruschlikon, Zurich, Switzerland. Friedrich A. Hof (d. 2020) was a noted Swiss art collector, business consultant and the president of the Swiss football club FC Laufen.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age and as expected from a stone sculpture with an age of roughly two millennia. Extensive wear with signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, some nicks, structural cracks, and losses. Fine, naturally grown patina.

Weight: 1,748 g (excl. stand) and 3,952 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 15.5 cm (excl. stand) and 26.2 cm (incl. stand)

With an associated metal stand. (2)

Due to its location on the caravan trade routes through central India, Mathura was for centuries an important economic center. In the 2nd and 3rd centuries, it became a capital for the mighty Kushan Empire. During this time, both in Mathura and the region of Gandhara simultaneously, images of Buddha began to appear in anthropomorphic form for the first time. In contrast to Gandhara, where Greco-Roman concerns for naturalism were stressed, the body types of the Mathura Buddhas convey an idealized Indian vitality.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related red sandstone head, 25.4 cm high, also attributed to Kushan-period Mathura, dated approx. 200-300, in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, object number B62S63. Compare also a related red sandstone head of Kubera, 16 cm high, also attributed to Kushan-period Mathura, dated to the 3rd century, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, accession number 2012.295.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 11 September 2012, lot 2
Price: USD 8,500 or approx. EUR 10,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A red sandstone head of Buddha, Mathura, North India, Kushan period, circa 2nd century
Expert remark: Note the size (26.7 cm)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 14 September 2015, lot 82
Price: USD 47,500 or approx. EUR 56,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A sandstone head of Buddha, Mathura, Kushan period, 2nd/3rd century
Expert remark: Note the size (33 cm)

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