Small head of a bodhisattva

Details

• Title

  Small head of a bodhisattva

• Associated place

  Asia › Gandhara (place of creation)

  Asia › Afghanistan › Nangarhar › Hadda (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  4th - 5th century (AD 301 - 500)

• Material and technique

  stucco, with traces of red pigment remain on the lips, eyes and hair

• Object type

  sculpture › figure;

  miscellaneous equipment › panel;

  architecture;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  15.5 x 11 x 13.5 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by E. M. Scratton, 1958.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1958.1

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