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Lot 57

A polychromed stucco head of a woman
Ancient region of Gandhara, 4th/5th century

18 September 2013, 10:00 EDT
New York

US$15,000 - US$20,000

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A polychromed stucco head of a woman

Ancient region of Gandhara, 4th/5th century
Sensitively modeled with her face angled slightly to one side and lips parted, with elegant curls undulating across her temples drawn back in finely combed sections secured by a headdress with remains of beaded jewelry and festoons.
10 1/2 in. (26.5 cm) high

Footnotes

Following the tradition set by Roman art, the sculptor has departed from the stylized features of Buddha, paying emphasis to mood and distinctive facial characteristics. Rare for the copious remains of polychromy, the present lot reveals how most Gandharan art would have appeared in situ and shares a similar importance in elucidating this late phase of Gandharan art as a Romanesque portrait of a monk held in the British Museum (1978,0306.1).

Provenance:
Private New York Collection, late 1990s

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