Head of an ascetic

Details

• Title

  Head of an ascetic

• Associated place

  Asia › Gandhara (place of creation)

• Date

  2nd - 3rd century AD (AD 101 - 300)

• Material and technique

  grey schist

• Object type

  sculpture;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  5.2 x 4.2 x 1.9 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Executors of the late Sir Aurel Stein, 1953.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1953.205

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