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Head of Buddha

ca. 1500
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 209

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 明 鑄鐵佛頭像
  • Title: Head of Buddha
  • Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
  • Date: ca. 1500
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Cast iron
  • Dimensions: W. ca. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm); H. ca. 45 in. (114.3 cm); D. ca. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1961
  • Object Number: 61.94
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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