A BUFF SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA OR A JINA, POST-GUPTA, CENTRAL INDIA, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY from a relief or stele, with tightly curled hair, elongated earlobes, almond-shaped eyes and protruding lower lip, mounted 16cm high Provenance: Private Collection, Japan, before 2010 Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.