Lotto 455 - A217AS Arte orientale: Giappone, India, Sud-Est asiatico - martedì, 16. giugno 2026, 15h00
A MONUMENTAL SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHA
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd c. H 36 cm.
Grey schist. Head in classic Greco-Buddhist style with Hellenistic features. Meditative expression, downcast eyes, and subtle mustache. Wavy hair gathered into an ushnisha. Urna between the brows. Nose restored. On a marble stand.
Provenance: Swiss Private Collection, acquired on April 15, 1954 from Charles Ratton, Paris (invoice and import documents available). Thence by descent to the present owners.
CHF 50 000 / 80 000 | (€ 51 550 / 82 470)
Venduto per CHF 287 500 (incl. premio)