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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.17
Title
Head of a Bodhisattva
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
Probably Northern Song, possibly Jin dynasty, 11th-12th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Northern Song (960-1127) to Jin (1115-1234) period
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/206544

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast iron with traces of gold pigment over white gesso ground and traces of black pigment over gesso ground in the hair
Dimensions
H. 18.7 x W. 15.3 cm (7 3/8 x 6 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross, Class of 1875
Accession Year
1935
Object Number
1935.17
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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