Gandharan massive Buddha Stucco Head. With David Aaron Authenticity Certificate. Pakistan. 4th-6th Century B.C. The Buddha is here shown with an extremely tranquil and contemplative meditative expression on his face. His strongly carved eyebrows cast a serene shadow upon his heavily lidded eyes, lowered in concentration. His hair, wavy and tousled, is pulled back in an unadorned and simple manner, away from the face, to emphasise his thoughtful expression. The narrow lips are pursed, and as with the lower lids of his eyes, remnants of red pigment are visible. It would also seem that the entirety of his face was gilded subsequently, adding intrinsic value to this already incredibly aesthetically pleasing piece. With metal custom stand. The first anthropomorphic representations of Buddha were influenced by the Graeco-Roman artistic tradition, which reached Gandhara with Alexander’s armies in the late fourth century B.C. Successive Greek and then Asian rulers melded artistic styles, the syncretism an extremely distinctive Graeco-Buddhist style which can be seen to wonderful effect here. Dimensions: 36,00 x 28,00 cm. Provenance: Acquired at David Aaron Ancient Art in 2014. London, U.K. Acquired on the European art market; previously private American collection, 1980’s. Notes: THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE FROM SPAIN ASKS ALL SELLERS FOR INVOICES OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION ABLE TO PROVE THE LEGALITY OF EACH ITEM BEFORE PROVIDING AN IMPORT OR EXPORT LICENSE. - The piece includes authenticity certificate. The piece is in process of obtaining Spanish Export License ( Passport for European Union). This process can take between 2 and 4 weeks. - If the piece goes outside the European Union a new export license will be requested by us, This process can take beteen 1 and 2 months. According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: - Up to 6,000 euros: 5%./ From 6.001 to 60.000 euros: 10%. - Shipped with Insurance.