Head of a Buddha
![Detail of a pattern](https://asia.si.edu/wp-content/themes/custom/nmaa/nmaa-frontend/public/images/hero-bkgrnd-desktop.jpg)
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Period
ca. 700 -
Geography
Probably Longmen caves, Probably Henan province, China -
Material
Limestone -
Dimension
H x W x D: 76.2 cm (30 in) -
Accession Number
S1997.26 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1997.26
Object Details
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Description
Carved head exists as a fragment with the back cut away and broken at the neck. Hair sits low on the forhead and has snail-shell shaped pattern. Proper left ear missing and proper right ear mostly gone. Downcast eyes, corpulent face with full cheeks and pursed mouth. -
Provenance
? - to 1965J.T. Tai & Co., New York, NY [1]1965-1977Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York, NY, purchased from J.T. Tai & Co., New York, NY [2]1977-1987The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, purchased from J.T. Tai & Co., New York, NY [3]From 1987Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler FoundationNotes:[1] The dealer number is YT 4498. See invoice from J.T. Tai & Co., dated March 24, 1965, copy in object file.[2] Dr. Arthur M. Sackler purchased this object from J.T. Tai & Co. in March 1965. He donated the object to the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation in December 1977.[3] See the paper documentation from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
Pavilions and Immortal Mountains: Chinese Decorative Art and Paintings (September 28, 1987 to February 28, 1988) -
Previous custodian or owner
J. T. Tai & Co. (established in 1950)Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)Arthur M. Sackler Foundation (founded 1965) -
Origin
Probably Longmen caves, Probably Henan province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation -
Type
Sculpture -
On View
Sackler: Level 2 Staircase Corridor -
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