Head of Buddha
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Waar is „Head of Buddha” nu? Victoria and Albert Museum, Buddhism, Room 47f, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Galleries of Buddhist Art, Londen. Ja, nu te zien. Gecontroleerd 25 september 2026.
Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk
ZaalBuddhism, Room 47f, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Galleries of Buddhist Art
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Over de sculptuur
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.
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Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- M.3-1936
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Afbeelding: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
