A GREY SCHIST HEAD AND A BUST OF BUDDHA Gandhara, AD 100-300 (2)

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A GREY SCHIST HEAD AND A BUST OF BUDDHA Gandhara, AD 100-300 11.3cm, 37.8cm high (2). Footnotes: Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, acquired in Islamabad in 1968 to 1969, when the current vendor's husband was working for the Australian High Commission to Pakistan 犍陀羅一至三世紀片岩佛首及半身像傳承：悉尼私人收藏，1968或69年購於伊斯蘭堡，其時現物主丈夫供職於澳大利亞駐巴基斯坦使館 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A GREY SCHIST HEAD AND A BUST OF BUDDHA Gandhara, AD 100-300 (2)

Lot 0560

Estimate A$2,500-A$3,500

Nov 12, 2026, 10:59 PM EST

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A$2,400

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Asian Art

Oct 22, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT

Sydney, NSW, Australia

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