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Head of a deity with four faces
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Amsterdam, Holland
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This head, which once had four faces, comes from the large Buddhist temple of Ta Prohm at Angkor. It perhaps represents Prajnaparamita, the Buddhist goddess of wisdom, rather than a male deity or bodhisattva. This is suggested by the female features on the three surviving faces.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Oplysninger
- Inventarnummer
- AK-MAK-227
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- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
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