G717.3 A red terracotta portrait head of a Buddhist donor


Sculpture

G717.3 A red terracotta portrait head of a Buddhist donor

Gandhara

4th-5th century

H. 16 cm, 6 ΒΌ ins

Reference: For two other examples of terracotta portrait heads, see nos. 370 and 374 in I. Kurita, Gandharan Art II: The World of the Buddha, Tokyo: Nigensha publishing, 2003.

Provenance: From the collection of the late Anthony Gardner (1950-1992), Director of Spink and Son Limited, London, and the late Roger Monks (1942-2017).