Accession Number1969/2.138
TitleHead of Maitreya
Artist(s)ChineseArtist NationalityChinese (culture or style)Object Creation Date9th century - 10th centuryMedium & SupportstoneDimensions 10 3/8 in x 5 1/8 in x 5 13/16 in (26.4 cm x 13 cm x 14.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase for the Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial CollectionLabel copyThe round face of this "bodhisattva" is typical of the T'ang style. In comparison with the Gandharan head which portrays a more secular individual, this head's facial features have been idealized. After five or six centuries in China, Buddhist sculpture refelcted a less naturalistic, more abstract and remote approach to the depiction of the human form.
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Keywords
Buddhism
bodhisattva
head
heads (animal components)