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Central/South Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 3rd to 5th century CE. A nice gathering of 3 hand-built pottery heads depicting the faces of attractive individuals. The first head resembles Buddha with elongated earlobes, a central urna, and a wavy coiffure. The second head depicts a full-faced individual with puffy cheeks and chin, heavy eyelids, and low-set eyebrows beneath the wavy, knot-topped coiffure. The largest face exhibits softened features like a flush nose and a partial coiffure, though the eyes and lips are still rather well-defined. Size of largest: 2.4" W x 2.75" H (6.1 cm x 7 cm); 4.7" H (11.9 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: ex-private collection of actor Anthony Quinn and his wife Katherine, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA acquired prior to 2000

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Each head has chips and small losses commensurate with age as shown. Each piece is a fragment of a larger figure. Minor nicks and abrasions, with light encrustations, and softening to most finer details. Nice earthen deposits throughout.