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Lot 502
A STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
Estimated Value:
1.500 € - 2.500 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Ancient Gandhara region, 3rd/4th cent.H. 21,5 cm (o.S.)
The head is modelled with a serene facial expression, showing downturned eyes under arched eyebrows that reach the bridge of the nose, with a red-painted urna on the forehead, smiling lips, loose earlobes and a wavy hairstyle that merges into the Uṣṇīṣa, stand.
From the collection of the chemist, engineer and director of Merck & Co. Heinrich Georg Johann Harms (3.9.1906-28.6.1975) and his wife Eva Harms (10.11.1905-13.10.1998), largely collected in Shanghai between 1935 and 1942 - Damages due to age, very minor rest.
