Head of a Buddha
This head probably comes from Shandong or Hebei province. Many comparable examples were unearthed from the ruins of temples in Qingzhou, Shandong, in 1996, and in Linzhang, Hebei, in 2012.
Artwork Details
- 北齊 彩繪塗金石雕佛頭
- Title: Head of a Buddha
- Period: Northern Qi dynasty (550–577)
- Date: mid-6th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Limestone with traces of pigment and gilding
- Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); D. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2001
- Object Number: 2001.422
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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