Asian Art II - 23rd May 2018

Lot 486

A GANDHARAN GREY SCHIST BUST OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI 3RD/4TH CENTURY AD His shoulders covered with a...

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A GANDHARAN GREY SCHIST BUST OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI 3RD/4TH CENTURY AD His shoulders covered with a flowing robe, a circular halo behind his head and hair arranged in a chignon, his face with downcast eyes and a thin moustache, mounted on a later green plaster pillow-shaped base with gilded wood tassels, 46.5cm. Provenance: purchased from William Clayton, Bury Street, London in the 1960s.