Head of a Monk
CultureCentral Asian
Date6th century C.E.
MediumInk and mineral pigments on clay
DimensionsOverall: 7 5/16 × 5 15/16 inches (18.57 × 15.08 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number49-23/1
On View
On viewCollections
Exhibition HistoryNo known exhibition history at this time.
With C. T. Loo & Co., Paris and New York, stock no. LWP-2392-15-M, March 1948-March 1949 [1];
Purchased from C. T. Loo, Inc. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1949.
NOTES:
[1] C. T. Loo/Frank Caro archive, Musée Guimet, Paris, copy of stock card in Nelson-Atkins curatorial files. C. T. Loo & Co. was incorporated as C. T. Loo, Inc. in 1949.
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