Harvard Art Museums > 1931.13: Head of a 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 Buddha , 1931.13,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/208837. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1931.13 Title Head of a Buddha Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date late 5th - early 6th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Northern Wei, 386-534 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/208837 Physical Descriptions Medium Buff sandstone with traces of gesso and pigment; Yungang style Dimensions H. 20 x W. 13 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. George A.L. Sarton Accession Year 1931 Object Number 1931.13 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. Publication History Mount Holyoke Friends of Art, Chinese Art: A Loan Exhibition Presented by the Mount Holyoke Friends of Art in honor of the John Martyn Warbeke Fund for Oriental Art, exh. cat. (1960), cat. 39 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
