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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Head of the Bodhisattva Maitreya
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Head of the Bodhisattva Maitreya

Maker Afghani
Date4th-5th Century
Made/manufacturedAfghanistan, Asia
MediumStucco with traces of polychrome
Dimensions7 15/16 x 5 3/16 x 4 13/16 in. (20.2 x 13.2 x 12.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift in Honor of Professor Pat Torraca from his colleagues in the College of Architecture and Fine Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville
Object numberS-66-24
Collections
DescriptionA head of the bodhisattva Maitreya with half-closed eyes and a small mouth. The painted wavy mustache shows the Classical features of Greco-Roman influence.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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