TÊTE DE BOUDDHA EN GRÈS SARNATH, PÉRIODE GUPTA, V/VIE SIÈCLETÊTE DE BOUDDHA EN GRÈSSARNATH, PÉRIODE GUPTA, V/VIE SIÈCLE13.5 cm (5 1/4 in.) highA SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHASARNATH, GUPTA PERIOD, 5TH/6TH CENTURY鹿野苑 笈多時期 五/六世紀 砂岩佛首 Published: Arman Neven, Sculpture des Indes, Brussels, 1978, p. 68, no. 26. Exhibited: Sculpture des Indes, Société Générale de Banque, Brussels, 8 December 1978 - 31 January 1979. Provenance: With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s Deriving from the perceived Golden Age of Indian art and culture, this head of Buddha is modelled with a gentle and serene expression, pendulous earlobes, rounded cheeks, and almond-shaped eyes with well-defined eyelids. His hair is arranged in the customary tight curls, surmounted by a flat ushnisha. Compare to a similar head held in the Cleveland Museum of Art (1714.46) and another sold at Bonhams, New York, 18 March 2013, lot 37.