File:Head of Buddha DP264117.jpg
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Head of Buddha
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Head of Buddha |
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sculpture  |
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| Description |
The well-preserved surface and traces of paint provide an idea of what this head looked like when it was being used in worship. The abstracted treatment of the eyes and the intersecting plains defining forehead, eyebrows, and nose are stylistic features shared with imagery produced in north India during the Gupta period. The fact that this north Indian way of presenting the Buddha had penetrated into Afghanistan suggests a shared Buddhist tradition. |
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| Date | 5th–6th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Stucco with traces of paint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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30.32.5 |
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| Place of creation | Afghanistan (probably Hadda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38228 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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