TWO FRAGMENTARY GREY SCHIST BODHISATTVAS HEADS
PROPERTY FROM A WEST LONDON PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Ancient region of Gandhara, 2nd - 3rd century

Each carved in a realistic manner, showcasing the mustachioed face of a Bodhisattva (a person who is on the path towards bodhi or Buddhahood), wearing a voluminous, ornate headdress with a jewel in the middle, each set on a wooden mount, one of the faces with an old inventory sticker at the back, dated 19 March 1973, respectively 13cm and 12cm high excluding the mounts.

Provenance: purchased by the present vendor's father in India whilst serving as a diplomat in the late 1960s and in a private UK collection from 1973 - 1974.