Object Number | 29-64-146 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kushan | Hindu |
Provenience | Bengal (uncertain) |
Period | Kushan |
Date Made | 10th Century - 12th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Stone |
Technique | Carved |
Iconography | Krishna | Head |
Description | Head of dark blueish black stone. So bald it looks Sumerian, especially as the eyes are hollow to receive inlay. The hair is represented as a smooth cap and is detected only by the looped edge over the forehead. A knob on the back top of the head has been broken off. Scot says "Head of Krishna." |
Height | 9.21 cm |
Thickness | 8.3 cm |
Credit Line | Alexander Scott Expedition to India, 1915-1918 |
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