A RARE MARBLE HEAD OF BUDDHA Northern Qi Dynasty Carved with a serene and meditative countenance expressed by a pair of downcast eyes, pursed lips and pendulous ears, framed by tight curls densely covering the head, stand. 23cm (9in) high. (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 北齊 理石雕佛首像 Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 1999, no.1. 展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，1999年，編號1 See a related example illustrated in China: Cultuur Vroeger en Nu, Ghent, 1979, no.292; see also D.Lion-Goldschmidt and J-C.Moreau-Gobard, Chinese Art: Bronze, Jade, Sculpture, Ceramics, Oxford, 1960, pl.118. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com