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Head of a Buddha image

approx. 300-500

Asian Art Museum

Asian Art Museum
San Francisco, United States

The size of this stone sculpture indicates that it once belonged to an image that, if depicting a standing Buddha, would have been about ten feet tall. Such images were placed in shrines found throughout the many Buddhist monastic complexes in Gandhara.

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  • Title: Head of a Buddha image
  • Date Created: approx. 300-500
  • Location Created: Pakistan; Peshawar valley, ancient region of Gandhara
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 24 in x W. 12 in x D. 11 in, H. 61 cm x W. 30.5 cm x D. 27.9 cm
  • Rights: Public Domain
  • Medium: Stone (schist)
  • Credit Line: Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S419
Asian Art Museum

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