TÊTE DE BOUDDHA EN GRÈS SARNATH, PÉRIODE GUPTA, V/VIE SIÈCLE 13.5 cm (5 1/4 in.) high Footnotes: A SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA SARNATH, GUPTA PERIOD, 5TH/6TH CENTURY 鹿野苑 笈多時期 五/六世紀 砂岩佛首 Published: Arman Neven, Sculpture des Indes, Brussels, 1978, p. 68, no. 26. Exhibited: Sculpture des Indes, Société Générale de Banque, Brussels, 8 December 1978 - 31 January 1979. Provenance: With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s Deriving from the perceived Golden Age of Indian art and culture, this head of Buddha is modelled with a gentle and serene expression, pendulous earlobes, rounded cheeks, and almond-shaped eyes with well-defined eyelids. His hair is arranged in the customary tight curls, surmounted by a flat ushnisha. Compare to a similar head held in the Cleveland Museum of Art (1714.46) and another sold at Bonhams, New York, 18 March 2013, lot 37. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com