Head of Buddha Gautama in good condition and of high artistic quality. Clear symmetry of the fine, soft and boyishly formed face. Typical for Gandhara is the barely lowered but slightly transfigured gaze of the relatively large eyes, whose upper lids are strongly protruding and sharply drawn at the edges. This enhances the shading on the eyeballs, which in turn increases the plasticity of the head. The wavy main hair is led in zigzag lines onto the forehead. Long locks of hair falling to the sides. The bud-like topknot (ushnisha) on the head is damaged at the front. Worked on the front (only roughly smoothed on the back). Minimal abrasions, otherwise intact. Height 30 cm (with base 40 cm). Provenance: From a private collection in Munich.Condition: II -