Bidspirit auction | Ancient Gandharan Gray Schist Head

Ancient Gandharan Gray Schist Head of Buddha - Ancient Gandharan carved gray schist bust depicting the head of a Buddha, ca. 2nd-3rd century. The intricately carved face framed with wavy hair, and surrounded by a halo featuring floral lotus-petal motifs along the border. With a toned residual label affixed along the verso; numbered 66 or 99 along the label. Provenance: Christie's, New York, ”The C. Ruxton & Audrey B. Love Collection: Important European Furniture, Antiquities & Asian Works of Art, ” 20 October 2004, Lot 417; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (With stand) height: 8 1/2 in. (Without stand) height: 6 1/4 in x width: 8 in x depth: 5 1/4 in. Condition: Losses to the sides of the semicircle and to the lobe of one ear. Small scuffs, scratches, or pitting throughout. There is a hole in the top of the bun atop the head, possibly for a now-lost applied element.