LOT 0420 A SCHIST HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA, GANDHARA
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A SCHIST HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA, GANDHARA, MID-3RD CENTURY The stone of a bluish-grey color, the bodhisattva's hair and wavy headdress tied into a loose bun. Characteristic of Gandhara art, his eyes are almond-shaped and the eyebrows are arched. The head with an urna and ushnisha, two of the 32 Signs of a Great Man. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Guy Desmesmaeker, Brussels, Belgium. Acquired by Docteur Schroeder, Luxemburg, from the above on 23 April 1975. Thence by descent. A copy of the original invoice accompanies this lot. Condition: The nose with an old, partial restoration. Overall extensive wear, losses, patina and encrustations, all exactly as to be expected from a piece of this age. Weight: 6.3 kg (incl. base) Dimensions: Height 22 cm (the head) and 31.8 cm (incl. base) Note the elegant mustache, which slightly exceeds the corners of the lips. With an associated metal base. (2) Literature comparison: Compare with a related schist statue at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2015.392. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bodhisattva head sold by Christie's New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 18 September 2013, lot 201, for USD 87,500 incl. buyer's premium. 健陀羅片岩菩薩頭像,三世紀中期 藍灰色的石料,菩薩的頭髮和波浪狀的頭飾綁成一個髮髻。健陀羅藝術的特徵是,菩薩的眼睛是杏仁形的,眉毛是拱形。 雙眼之間可見慧眼,頭上有肉髻,這是三十二相之其二。 來源:原比利時布魯塞爾 Guy Desmesmaeker收藏。盧森堡Docteur Schroeder1975年4月23日購於上述收藏。家傳自今。附原始發票複印件。 品相:鼻子処局部老修補。總體廣汎磨損、缺損、包漿和結殼。完全符合其時代特徵。 重量:含底座6.3公斤 尺寸:頭像高22 厘米,含底座共31.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相似菩薩頭像2013年9月18日于紐約佳士得《印度及东南亚艺术》拍號201,成交價USD 87,500 含賣家佣金。
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