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Dark gray limestone head of a Bodhisattva with polychrome traces carved in low relief as a three-quarter view depicting a slightly grinning bud-shaped mouth and hair-knot dressed with diadem
Bodhisattva Head
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Bodhisattva Head

Artist Chinese Artist
DateNorthern Wei Dynasty 6th century (520s CE)
Place of originLongmen Caves, Henan Province, China, Asia
MediumLimestone
Dimensions14 3/4 x 6 9/16 x 1 3/4 in. (37.5 x 16.7 x 4.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by friends of the Harn Museum and the Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Acquisition Endowment
Object number2008.24.1
Collections
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