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LOT 324 GANDHARA SCHIST SEATED BUDDHA FIGURE

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Circa 300-400 AD A seated schist figure of Buddha seated upon a square platform ornamented with motifs. The facial features are carefully modelled, with heavily lidded eyes, a small nose and closed lips; the face is framed by hair in a characteristic topknot (Ushnisha) and large, pendulous ears. Buddha wears a robe and is backed by a round halo. For further information on Gandharan art, see Jongeward, D. 2019, Buddhist Art of Gandharan in the Ashmolean Museum. This head exhibits several of the characteristic features by which one could recognise a great man: these marks. Buddha is depicted with an ‘ushnisha‘: a protuberance on the top of the head, which may have originated in the bun hairstyle once worn by Nepalese nobility. Although the Buddha was born into a noble family, the ushnisha is generally considered a sign of the Buddha’s wisdom and enlightenment. His long and stylised earlobes recall the heavy earrings that the Buddha wore before he renounced his wealth. The circle between the eyes is called an ‘urna’: an identifying mark of the Buddha to symbolise his divine status and ability to see beyond the mundane realm. Size: L:620mm / W:370mm ; 32kg. Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art gallery; formerly with H.G. private UK collection; acquired in Japan before 2003; previously in a Japanese collection since the 1960s.

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