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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1924.65.11
Title
Head of a Buddha
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
head, sculpture
Date
probably 12th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Inner Mongolia (Nei Menggu), Khara Khoto
Period
Xixia kingdom, 1032-1227
Culture
Central Asian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/210086

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Sun-dried clay with gold pigment on the face, blue pigment on the hair and red pigment on the lips
Dimensions
19.8 x 11.8 cm (7 13/16 x 4 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, First Fogg Expedition to China (1923-1924)
Accession Year
1924
Object Number
1924.65.11
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Robert N. Linrothe, "New Delhi and New England: Old Collections of Tangut Art", Orientations, Orientations Magazine Ltd. (Hong Kong, April 1996), vol. 27, no. 4, p. 38, fig. 16

Verification Level

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