A schist head of a Bodhisattva, Gandhara region, 2nd-4th century, 21,5 cm high (restorations)

A schist head of a Bodhisattva, Gandhara region, 2nd-4th century, 21,5 cm high (restorations)

Restorations: surface waxed and varnished. Restored nose (visible cracks). Other restorations than the one on the nose may have been made on the face, but they are no longer visible due to the now waxed and varnished surface

Some chips and lacks to the surface

Numerous surface scratches

There is a wooden block (removable) between the head and the stand

The back of the head has been drilled to insert the stand

There is a hole (non through) at the bottom right of the front of the head, near the hair

There is a small hole (non through) at the back bottom left