A fine Gandhara Grey Schist Head of a Bodhisattva, ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE Medium - Gold 4 Copenhagen

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An Oxford Research Laboratory Thermoluminescence test accompanies this piece

A fine Gandhara Grey Schist Head of a Bodhisattva, ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE Medium - Gold 4 CopenhagenThis well modeled head, with its youthful Hellenic features and wavy hair, depicts the Maitreya ascending to enlightenment. Carved life sized and three quarters in the round, the almost trance like facial features are sensitively portrayed by the serene expression, slight smile of the mouth, and the lowered lids of the eyes below the gracefully arched brows. The Bodhisattva wears a fancy jeweled headdress and small mustache above generous lips.