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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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