| Object Number |
C65 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Chinese |
| Provenience |
China | Hebei | Xiangtangshan |
| Period |
Northern Qi Dynasty |
| Date Made |
Northern Qi Dynasty |
| Section |
Asian |
| Materials |
Marble (Stone) |
| Technique |
Carved |
| Iconography |
Pratyekabuddha |
| Description |
Stone head of a Pratyekabuddha. Dark bistre colored marble with a greenish yellow patina. From a large statue, approximately life size. Ancient head covering in spiral peak form. |
| Height |
42 cm |
| Credit Line |
Purchased from Worch of Paris, 1925 |
| Other Number |
Getz 22 - Other Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Tsiang, Katherine R. Echoes of the past : the Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtangshan. Chicago: University of Chicago, The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, 2010. See: pg. 252 fig. 92 |
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| Jayne, Horace H. "The Chinese Collections of The University Museum: A Handbook of the Principal Objects." The University Museum Bulletin 9, no. 2-3. (1941): 9-50. See: p. 62 |
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| Siren, Osvald. Chinese sculpture from the fifth to the fourteenth century; over 900 specimens in stone, bronze, lacquer and wood, principally from northern China. London: E. Benn, Ltd., 1925. See: pg. 130, Plate 475D |
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| Getz, John. The University Museum Exhibition of Oriental Art. Philadelphia: The University Museum, 1916. Page/Fig./Plate: 184, no.22 |
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