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THBSensitive Gandharan Stucco Seated Buddha
Lot 87c
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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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- Lot Description
Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An exquisite stucco seated Buddha, adorning the front side of a corner element of a larger work, with a wonderful coiffure that is impressed with a circular motif to represent curls and also presents a generous ushnisha (topknot). The face is finely modeled with bold features including almond-shaped, downcast eyes - the irises painted a blue-grey with traces or russet, an elegantly arched browline leading to an aquiline nose, and full, closed lips still adorned with a trace of coral pink. The drama of this visage with its stylized coiffure and meditative expression does not discount its naturalism. Notice how skillfully the sculptor rendered the philtrum below the nose, the Cupid's bow of the upper lip, the tear troughs between the eyes and nose, the nasal bridge and nostrils, those ears, and the contours of the chin. In addition, the meditative pose is cloaked in intricate folds of flowing drapery! Size: 3.25" L x 4.75" W x 8.25" H (8.3 cm x 12.1 cm x 21 cm); 9.75" H (24.8 cm) on included custom stand.
Alexander the Great conquered Gandhara in 330 BCE and with the help of the Indo-Greek kings introduced classical traditions that would influence Gandharan art for the following seven centuries. The stylized curly Mediterranean hair and top knot derive from classical sculptures such as the Apollo Belvedere (330 BCE), and the sensitive modeling of the expressive visage demonstrates a classical influence as well. The stucco technique of this piece shows stylistic affinities with the early stucco production from Ghandaran sites, particularly Taxila. A rare example of Greco-Buddhist art that demonstrates a strong syncretism between eastern and western traditions.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#146219A section from a larger piece with losses to the peripheries and back sides. Loss to left knee and repair to drapery that would abut it. Areas of earthen encrustation. Normal surface wear with pigment loss though nice traces of pigmentation remain.Condition
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