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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1928.165
Title
Head of Buddha
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, head
Date
late 12th century-early 13th century
Places
Creation Place: Southeast Asia, Cambodia
Period
Angkor period, 802-1431
Culture
Cambodian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/199830

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Stone
Dimensions
H. 23.5 x W. 16 x D. 17 cm (9 1/4 x 6 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
H. including mount and base: 44 cm (17 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Dikran G. Kelekian Works of Art and Antiquities, New York (by 1919-1920)], sold; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1920- 1928), gift; to the Fogg Museum of Art, 1928.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Paul J. Sachs, Class of 1900, "A testimonial to my friends Hon. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss"
Accession Year
1928
Object Number
1928.165
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Publication History

  • Agnes Mongan, Memorial Exhibition: Works of Art from the Collection of Paul J. Sachs [1878-1965]: given and bequeathed to the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1965), p. 11, cat. no. 80, repr.
  • Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), no. 74, p. 71

Exhibition History

  • Memorial Exhibition: Works of Art from the Collection of Paul J. Sachs [1878-1965] Given and Bequeathed to the Fogg Art Museum Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 11/15/1965 - 01/15/1966; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 12/19/1966 - 02/26/1967
  • S424: Indian and Southeast Asian Sculpture, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 08/01/2008

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project

Verification Level

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