A Rare Gandharan Stucco Head Of Buddha, c.3rd Century AD, of museum quality in the form of Buddha Sakymuni, the fine featured visage with serene expression, the heavy lidded downcast eyes below recessed urna, the bow shaped mouth below an aquiline nose, the hair rising in wavy curls to a domed ushnisha, remnant polychrome mineral earth pigments, stable, Afghanistan, 29 cm. Provenance: From an Australian collection, previously from an English collection, London