Head of the Buddha

anonymous, 300 - 399

The protuberance or topknot on the head (ushnisha) and the raised spot on the forehead (urna) are standard features of the Buddha. The wavy air combed back from the face is characteristic of Buddha figures from Gandhara. It was only during the early decades of the 1st century AD that the first Buddha images began to appear.

  • Artwork typesculpture, fragment, Boeddha-beeld, hoofd
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1231
  • Dimensionsheight 24 cm x width 15 cm x depth 11.8 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Head of the Buddha

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1231

  • Description

    Fragment (hoofd) van de Boeddha

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Gandhara

  • Dating

    300 - 399

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 24 cm x width 15 cm x depth 11.8 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Benjamin J. Stein, 1974)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer Benjamin J. Stein, fl. 10,000, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1974;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1974

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