A head of a Buddha. Gandhara, 4th/5th cent.
Stucco. Crisply carved face with a pointed nose, small mouth, round chin, half-open almond-shaped eyes, and ‘urna’ in raised relief to the forehead; elongated earlobes, the wavy hair flowing backwards and tied above the head in a top knot. The stylistic influence of Hellenistic art is evident, above all, in the chin and nose, and the wavy hair. Traces of pigment. Oval depression to back of head, where it may have been attached to a nimbus. Slight chips to nose and ears. A few repairs. Height: 28 cm. Mounted on a metal base. (BA)
Provenance:
from German private ownership, acquired in 2000
Cf. similar head in the Museum für Indische Kunst, Berlin, inv. no. I129, publ. in Palast der Götter, 1500 Jahre Kunst aus Indien (exhibition catalogue), Staatliche Museen zu Berlin 1991/92, p. 85, cat. no. 39. There is another similar piece in the Taxila Museum, Rawalpindi, inv. no. 2336, Jn./16-32, publ. in: Gandhara: Das buddhistische Erbe Pakistans, Legenden, Klöster and Paradise (exhibition catalogue), Bonn, Berlin and Zurich 2009/2010, p. 213, cat. no. 137.
Specialist: Angelika Borchert
Angelika Borchert
+43-1-515 60-641
angelika.borchert@dorotheum.at
02.12.2015 - 16:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 4,000.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 4,000.- to EUR 6,000.-
A head of a Buddha. Gandhara, 4th/5th cent.
Stucco. Crisply carved face with a pointed nose, small mouth, round chin, half-open almond-shaped eyes, and ‘urna’ in raised relief to the forehead; elongated earlobes, the wavy hair flowing backwards and tied above the head in a top knot. The stylistic influence of Hellenistic art is evident, above all, in the chin and nose, and the wavy hair. Traces of pigment. Oval depression to back of head, where it may have been attached to a nimbus. Slight chips to nose and ears. A few repairs. Height: 28 cm. Mounted on a metal base. (BA)
Provenance:
from German private ownership, acquired in 2000
Cf. similar head in the Museum für Indische Kunst, Berlin, inv. no. I129, publ. in Palast der Götter, 1500 Jahre Kunst aus Indien (exhibition catalogue), Staatliche Museen zu Berlin 1991/92, p. 85, cat. no. 39. There is another similar piece in the Taxila Museum, Rawalpindi, inv. no. 2336, Jn./16-32, publ. in: Gandhara: Das buddhistische Erbe Pakistans, Legenden, Klöster and Paradise (exhibition catalogue), Bonn, Berlin and Zurich 2009/2010, p. 213, cat. no. 137.
Specialist: Angelika Borchert
Angelika Borchert
+43-1-515 60-641
angelika.borchert@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Asian art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 02.12.2015 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 27.11. - 02.12.2015 |
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