O5/003
BUDDHA`S HEAD
China,
probably Tang Dynasty (618 - 907)
Head of Buddha, marble, h. 35,5 cm.
The head was a part of a Buddhist statue in a rock temple (eg Longmen, etc.). The political and military situation of the Republic of China in the 1920s and 1930s led to the large-scale looting of rock temples and the sale of statues and their parts, especially heads, to Western collectors.
Old restoration of the tip of the nose..
This auction item was auctioned before more than year and is not relevant anymore.