A GANDHARAN WHITE MARBLE HEAD OF A BEARDED MAN
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Presumably Ancient region of Gandhara, 5th-7th century. Carved with a serene facial expression, with almond shaped eyes below gently arched brows, full lips, curly hair, beard, and mustache, the top of the head bald.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, some losses, small nicks and cracks, minor surface scratches, soil encrustations.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Weight: 5.2 kg
Dimensions: Height 25 cm
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