Head of a Foreigner (probably from a Buddhist Temple)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1998.313
Title: Head of a Foreigner (probably from a Buddhist Temple)
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture, head
Date: 8th cent. - 9th cent.
Places: Creation Place: Central Asia, Unidentified Site
Culture: Central Asian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/190927

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Sun-dried clay/straw mix with traces of polychromy
Dimensions: 19 x 11.8 x 12.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 4 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Lois Orswell Collection, by gift
Accession Year: 1998
Object Number: 1998.313
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Marjorie B. Cohn and Sarah Kianovsky, Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2002), cat. no. 330, p. 365

Exhibition History

Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/21/2002 - 02/16/2003

Verification Level

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