Head of Buddha
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Object Details
- School/Tradition
- Gandhara school
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)
- Sculpture of South Asia and the Himalayas (November 19, 1992 to July 9, 2017)
- Object of the Bi-Month (April 25, 1991 to March 21, 2007)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ann and Alan Wolfe
- 3rd century
- Period
- Kushan dynasty
- Accession Number
- S1989.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Schist
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 27.5 x 17.8 x 16.5 cm (10 13/16 x 7 x 6 1/2 in)
- Origin
- Pakistan or Afghanistan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- schist
- stone
- Buddhism
- Buddha
- ushnisha
- Kushan dynasty (1st century BCE - 299 CE)
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1989.19
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3cffb1c70-2e9f-4490-8224-377998627047
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