TÊTE DE BOUDDHA EN SCHISTE ANCIENNE RÉGION DU GANDHARA, III/IVE SIÈCLE 23 cm (9 in.) high Footnotes: A SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHA ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD/4TH CENTURY 犍陀羅 三/四世紀 片岩佛首 Provenance: With Claude de Marteau, New York, by 1970s Buddha's locks undulate in symmetrical waves from the center point and flow over the dome of his ushnisha. Close examples are held in the British Museum (Zwalf, A Catalogue of the Gandhara Sculpture in the British Museum, Vol. II, 1996, pp. 9, 10, & 32, nos. 1, 3, & 39). Also compare with another renowned example sold at Christie's, New York, 19 March 2013, lot 201. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com