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A GANDHARAN WHITE MARBLE HEAD OF A NOBLE LADY
A GANDHARAN WHITE MARBLE HEAD OF A NOBLE LADY
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A GANDHARAN WHITE MARBLE HEAD OF A NOBLE LADY

Presumably Ancient region of Gandhara, 5th-7th century. Carved with a serene facial expression, with almond shaped eyes below gently arched brows and full lips, the curly hair visible under a headdress adorned with two flower-shaped medallions on either side.

Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive old 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: 6.9 kg
Dimensions: Height 28.5 cm

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A GANDHARAN WHITE MARBLE HEAD OF A NOBLE LADY

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