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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.138
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/201905

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Sandstone; Yungang style
Dimensions
H. 28 x W. 15 cm (11 x 5 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of C. Adrian Rübel
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.138
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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