Head of a Buddha
CultureChinese
DateTang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
MediumBuff sandstone
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 inches (24.13 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-47
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DescriptionBroad faced stone Buddha head. There are spiral lines on the hair and raised ushnisha. There is an incised line to indicate the eyebrows, the corners of the nostrils, the center of the upper and lower lip and the chin. Large naturalistic ears.
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