A GREY SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHAANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD-4TH CENTURY CE61⁄4 in. (15.9 cm.) highDetails61⁄4 in. (15.9 cm.) highProvenanceCollection of Marilyn Grayburn, New York, by 1979.ExhibitedHofstra University, Focus on India: Dance of the Gods, 18 April-6 May 1979.This sensitively modeled head of Buddha Shakyamuni demonstrates the serene, naturalist qualities of Buddhist art from the Gandharan period. Buddha's rounded face is finely modeled with a still expression. His bow-shaped mouth and heavy-lidded, almond-shaped eyes beneath arched eyebrows suggest a deeply meditative state. Rows of wavy tendrils rise over the ushnisha, a sign of his supreme enlightenment. ---