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THBGandharan Schist Bust of a Goddess
Lot 56b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. One of the finest female busts from this culture that we have seen, skillfully carved from grey schist, this is a sensitive and lifelike carving of an elite woman, perhaps the goddess Hariti. She wears a large headdress with a flower at its center and a tufted crest rising from one side. Below that, her curled coiffure and long dangling earrings frame her face, which is depicted with strong features - deep set eyes, a strong browline, a large, thin nose, and a petite mouth. She wears a flowing garment with several strands of beaded necklaces and bracelets. Her youthful, slender body is visible below one raised arm. She holds what appears to be a pipe to her mouth, and there is a radiate halo behind her head. Size: 5.45" W x 7.35" H (13.8 cm x 18.7 cm), 9.7" H on included custom stand.
The Gandharan Empire made itself wealthy in part by controlling lucrative trade along the mountain passes between China in the East and the Near East and Mediterranean in the West; a great deal of this wealth went into local patronage of artisans and art. In the first century CE, Buddhism became fashionable amongst Gandharan elites, and the art produced at this time depicting the Buddha are some of the most striking Buddhist images from the past. Their artistic tradition also reflects the conquest of Alexander the Great and the introduction of styles from all sides - both East and West - blended into a uniquely Gandharan tradition, which this woman exemplifies.
Provenance: private Dere collection, East Coast, USA assembled between 1970 and 2000
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#157303Losses from the halo and below the upper part of the body. Encrusted deposits on surface, with some small areas of remaining white pigment. Excellent preservation of details.Condition
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