Fine Art · Asian Works of Art
Head of a Long-Bearded Ascetic
No. VIII

Head of a Long-Bearded Ascetic

Gandhāran style

A gaunt face with a long, pointed beard falling in strands and hair swept back from a high forehead.

Style
Gandhāran style; made now
Form
Head, made as a fragment, on a black stand
Appearance
Grey-green, with rust-brown speckling
Dimensions
14 × 9 cm (5 ½ × 3 ½ in.)
Weight
1.8 kg
Category
Gandhāran Heads
Reference
VFA-008
Price
US$ 620

Catalogue Note

The ascetic — the forest-dwelling holy man — appears throughout the narrative reliefs of Gandhāra, lean and bearded, often in conversation with the Buddha. This head gives him the type’s long, combed beard and swept-back hair, the face slightly turned.

The lightest of the heads, at 1.8 kilograms, and narrow in profile.

In stock · US$ 620

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