Harvard Art Museums > 2022.248: Head of a Naga-Protected 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 Naga-Protected Buddha , 2022.248,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/369999. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2022.248 Title Head of a Naga-Protected Buddha Classification Sculpture Work Type head, sculpture Date c. 12th century Places Creation Place: Southeast Asia, Cambodia Period Khmer Empire, 9th-15th century Culture Khmer Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/369999 Physical Descriptions Medium Stone Dimensions H. 19 × W. 13 cm (7 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Charles D. Kelekian, New York (by 1935-1982), by descent; to Nanette Rodney Kelekian, New York (1982-2021), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian Accession Year 2022 Object Number 2022.248 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. Descriptions Description Fragmentary sculpture depicting the head and partial mandorla of a Buddha. He wears a patterned crown, surrounding a conical patterned ushnisha. He has elongated earlobes, one of which is broken, and has lined lips and eyes. The mandorla is a hood formed by seven nagas (serpents), and the heads of four survive. The fronts of the nagas are decorated with a wave pattern and each have an image of a sun. The backs of the nagas are covered in scales and decorated with a larger sun near the head. There is a single large sun medallion at the base. 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
