Head of a youthful bodhisattva

Details

• Title

  Head of a youthful bodhisattva

• Associated place

  Asia › Gandhara (place of creation)

• Date

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

• Material and technique

  stucco, with faint traces of pigment shading for the pupils, traces of red pigment remain on the lower lip, headband and hair loop

• Object type

  sculpture;

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  sculpture › figure

• Dimensions

  18 x 13 x 13 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Transferred from the Indian Institute, University of Oxford.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAOS.44

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