Harvard Art Museums > 1924.65.20: Head of a Buddha Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Head of a Buddha , 1924.65.20,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/199409. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1924.65.20 Title Head of a Buddha Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 11th-13th century, probably 12th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Inner Mongolia (Nei Menggu), Khara Khoto Culture Central Asian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/199409 Physical Descriptions Medium Sun-dried clay with traces of pigment (including blue pigment on the hair) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, First Fogg Expedition to China (1923-1924) Accession Year 1924 Object Number 1924.65.20 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Deborah Klimburg-Salter, The Silk Route and The Diamond Path, exh. cat., Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery (Los Angeles, 1982), p. 119 and p. 114; fig. 37 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
