Head of a bodhisattva

Details

• Title

  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)
  Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600)

• Material and technique

  stucco, with traces of red pigment

• Material index

  processed material › cement/plaster › stucco

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  religious/ritual equipment

• Dimensions

  with mount 19.5 x 8.3 x 7.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  13 x 8.3 x 7.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1996.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1996.60

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