A PYU SANDSTONE FRAGMENT OF BUDDHA, 9TH-10TH CENTURYPyu city-states. The face in a serene expression with arched eyebrows above downcast eyes, a broad nose, and slender lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by long earlobes, the hair surmounted by a tall usnisha, all behind a leaf-shaped mandorla. Central piercing to the bottom for mounting.Provenance: From a notable private collection in London, United Kingdom.Condition: Well preserved with extensive old wear, nicks, and losses.Weight: 1,452 gDimensions: Height 22 cmExpert's note: Peace and tranquility, immortalized in this statue, seduces one to a strange belief - that the last millennium may have gone by in just the blink of an eye. Faint in its actual appearance, but close to our spirit is both the precious craft of the sculptor and the precious mind of the depicted.