GANDHARA OVER LIFE-SIZE SCHIST HEAD OF BODHISATTVA

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ART OF ASIA- FROM ANTIQUITY TO PRESENT DAY

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Jul 26, 2020

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  100 – 300 AD. Gandharan. This striking Gandharan schist head of a Bodhisattva is executed in a highly stylised manner, with a severe face, heavy-lidded eyes and fleshy mouth. His finely modelled moustache and the prominent urna decorating his forehead underline his seriousness, as does his elaborate headpiece. Gandhara was an ancient region in the Peshawar basin in the north-west of the ancient Indian subcontinent (modern north-west Pakistan and north-east Afghanistan). The Kushan period (c. 75-451 AD) of Gandharan art, to which this schist head example belongs, was the golden age of artistic production in the area. This excellent example depicts a Bodhisattva, an individual on the path to enlightenment, and embodies a deep sense of spirituality. For further information on Gandharan art, see Jongeward, D. 2019, Buddhist Art Of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Good condition; on a custom-made stand. Size: H:295mm / W:185mm (w/o stand); 14.5kg; Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquire on the UK/European art market before 2000;
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