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Numismatic Auction 100  4 May 2021
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Lot 341

Estimate: 500 USD
Price realized: 470 USD
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A choice Gandharan stucco head from the Indus Valley, ca. 4th - 5th Century A.D. This large example is 4-1/4? high and portrays a Bodhisattva with elongated ears and pierced lobes, wearing an ornate, gem-studded headdress. In excellent condition, with good mineral deposits and retaining traces of red pigment typical of the Hadda types. Mounted on stand. Cf. Pal ?Indian Sculpture?, page 221.
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