Statue Fragment
C353
Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries
From: China | Hebei | Xiangtangshan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | C353 |
| Current Location | Asia Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Chinese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | China | Hebei | Xiangtangshan |
| Date Made | 6th Century CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Stone | Pigment |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Bodhisattva Head |
| Description | Stone head of a bodhisattva made of light colored stone with traces of red and light green pigment. This head would have originally been part of a colossal statue. The urna, represented by a round socket, would have originally contained some kind of precious stone or crystal sphere. The hair is smooth and parted in the middle. The crown has three peaks with a fillet around the base of the ushnisha. C353 and C354 are a pair from the North Cave of Northern Xiangtangshan. |
| Height | 84 cm |
| Width | 35.5 cm |
| Depth | 43 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from C. T. Loo; Subscription of James B. Ford, 1918 |
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