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Iron head of a bodhisattva

Chinese, Ming Dynasty and Photographer: Ardon Bar-Hama1400/1600

Freud Museum London

Freud Museum London
London, United Kingdom

This hollow cast head was probably once a part of a standing statue of Buddha’s attendant, perhaps a bodhisattva. Bodhisattvas are kind creatures, who out of compassion have chosen to postpone nirvana until all others have achieved it. This bodhisattva would have been placed, probably with another identical one, flanking Buddha in a temple or monastery.

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  • Title: Iron head of a bodhisattva
  • Creator: Chinese, Ming Dynasty, Photographer: Ardon Bar-Hama
  • Date: 1400/1600
  • Date created: 1400/1600
  • Physical Dimensions: 24.5 x 16.8 x 14.5 cm
  • Subject Keywords: Buddha, bodhisattva, Ming
  • Rights: Copyright Freud Museum London
  • External Link: Freud Museum London
  • Medium: Iron
Freud Museum London

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