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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1924.59
Title
Head of a Buddha
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
head, sculpture
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Gansu province
Period
Northern and Southern Dynasties period, 420-589
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/312174

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
Dimensions
34.29 x 20.32 x 25.4 cm (13 1/2 x 8 x 10 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
1924.59
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Langdon Warner, "Chinese Expedition 1923-24", Fogg Art Museum Notes, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, Mass., April 1925), vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 2-18, p. 11, fig. 9

Verification Level

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