Head of a Devata (deity) or Bodhisattva (enlightened Buddhist attendant)
Primary TitleHead of a Devata (Deity)
Former TitleHead of a Bodhisattva
CultureCentral Asian
Date7th-8th century C.E.
MediumStucco with polychrome
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 inches (13.34 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-1540
On View
On viewCollections
DescriptionHead with round face, hair piled high, surmounted by a circlet and diadem, decorated with floral motifs and a central jewel.Exhibition HistoryNo exhibition history known at this time.
With Mi Kururonoff, Peiping (modern-day Beijing), China, by October 14, 1933 [1];
Purchased from Kururonoff, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
NOTES
[1] Invoice dated October 14 1933, Nelson-Atkins curatorial files, lists seller as Mi Kukuronoff at the address: Grand Hotel des Wagon-Lits, Peiping. N. Grishroff (?) signed payment receipt dated October 16, 1933.
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