Harvard Art Museums > 1924.65.23: Head and Torso possibly of an Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara Sculpture Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Head and Torso possibly of an Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara , 1924.65.23,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 18, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/210761. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1924.65.23 Title Head and Torso possibly of an Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date probably 12th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Inner Mongolia (Nei Menggu), Khara Khoto Period Xixia kingdom, 1032-1227 Culture Central Asian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/210761 Physical Descriptions Medium Sun-dried clay with traces of pigment (including blue pigment on the hair) Dimensions 58.5 x 18 cm (23 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, First Fogg Expedition to China (1923-1924) Accession Year 1924 Object Number 1924.65.23 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. 113; fig. 36 Robert N. Linrothe, "New Delhi and New England: Old Collections of Tangut Art", Orientations, Orientations Magazine Ltd. (Hong Kong, April 1996), vol. 27, no. 4, p. 38, fig. 15 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
