Head of Buddha
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¿Dónde está «Head of Buddha» hoy? Museo de Victoria y Alberto, Buddhism, Room 47f, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Galleries of Buddhist Art, Londres. Sí, expuesta ahora. Comprobado 25 de septiembre de 2026.
Londres, Reino Unido
SalaBuddhism, Room 47f, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Galleries of Buddhist Art
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Sobre la escultura
This bronze Buddha head is over one metre high and is all that remains of an enormous statue. Such an image would have been very expensive to produce and must surely have come from an important temple.
The head was cast in sections, and such was the skill of the sculptors, despite the size and a weight of around 100 kilos, it is hollow and the metal itself is only three millimetres thick. The sections are so thin and fine that details like the lips and eyes can be traced in hollow relief inside. The bronze mixture used is a most unusual alloy of copper, iron, tin and lead.
Museo de Victoria y Alberto
Ficha
- Número de inventario
- M.3-1936
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- Museo de Victoria y Alberto
- Imagen: Museo de Victoria y Alberto — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
