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Head of the Buddha, anonymous, 300 - 399

anonymous

Head of the Buddha

300 - 399 · sculpture

Can I see it?

Unknown

Where is “Head of the Buddha” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

Source
The museum
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About the sculpture

The protuberance or topknot on the head (ushnisha) and the raised spot on the forehead (urna) are standard features of the Buddha. The wavy air combed back from the face is characteristic of Buddha figures from Gandhara. It was only during the early decades of the 1st century AD that the first Buddha images began to appear.

Rijksmuseum

Details

Accession number
AK-MAK-1231

What it shows

Buddha

In the catalog

Sculpture

Sources

On view at Rijksmuseum

Museum page
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