Alma is honored to present to the Israeli public and the general International collecting community, -”An Asian Story”. An auction catalog where the Far East meets Middle East. Bronze Buddhas, Hetian Jade snuff bottles, old Chinese calligraphic scrolls and much more, sourced from all over Israel. The diverse collection is not the product of one homogeneous collection; rather the catalog was composed and curated from over 40 different collections, including: Several old collections from the Jewish Harbin community in China, An old Shanghai business mans collection and much more. Alma is proud to showcase the rich material culture of the Far East that has made its way to our small corner of the world.
This is a unique opportunity for collectors and Asian enthusiasts to enrich their collection with fine authentic items. An auction of this diversity and continuity rarely presents itself to the Israeli public.
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LOT 273:
Ghandara (, seated stucco Buddha. Ghandara period, .
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Ghandara (, seated stucco Buddha. Ghandara period, .
a rare, fine, antique, Ghandara ( Kandahar region, Afghanistan), seated stucco Buddha.
Ghandara period, 2-3 cent. AD.
This fine and well carved Buddha, depicting the Buddha as a young man, wearing a typical Greek style robe and a close resemblance to Apollo.The curly hair style and the strait nose continue the Greek tradition. Signs of red pigments in numerous places, heavy incrustation all over .
Coming from an old European collection.
Size 31x22.5x13 cm
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