A CARVED GREY SCHIST BUDDHA HEAD
PROPERTY FROM THE MOITA COLLECTION OF GANDHARA ART
Ancient region of Gandhara, 2nd - 3rd century

The face carved in full on three sides, with narrowed eyes, a wide nose, tight lips, arched eyebrows, in the middle of the forehead a raised urna or Third Eye, the curly hair tied into a bun on top of the usnisa (cranial protuberance), mounted on a later wooden base, 22cm x 16.5cm including the base.