Pink Sandstone Buddha Head, Kushan Period

An important Indian pink sandstone head of Buddha, Mathuran…
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An important Indian pink sandstone head of Buddha, Mathuran District, Kushan period, 2nd-3rd century Ace, the pink sandstone, larger than life size sculpture, the face wearing a benign smile, the eyebrows arched, the hair tightly plaited, 32 cm high. Reference: see: Stanislaw Czuma, Kushan sculpture: Images from early India, Cleveland Museum of Art 1985, fig. 4, p. 54 for a similar example, also see Jackie Menzies, Buddha: Radiant Awakening, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2002, pl. 26, pp. 42-43 for a torso with a similar head, also Jacques Gies, Spiritual Journey: Sacred Art from Musee Guimet, Paris, 2004, pl. 2 & pl. 6 for similar examples. Provenance: A.&J.Speelman, London, 1999. Published: A.& J. Speelman, Oriental sculpture and works of Art, 1999, cat. No. 25, pp. 54-55

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