Object Number | 2017-22-9 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Buddhist |
Provenience | Thailand |
Period | 19th Century | 20th Century |
Date Made | ca. 1900 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Sandstone |
Iconography | Buddha Head |
Description | Sandstone head of a Buddha. The hairline forms a delicate V-shape at the top of the brow. This shape is echoed by the curved sweep of the arched eyebrows which join the bridge of a substantial hooked nose shaped like a parrot's beak according to the scriptures. Three lines incised at the neck are also marks of the Great Being, as are the elongated earlobes. |
Height | 30.1 cm |
Width | 18 cm |
Depth | 17 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of James E. Bogle, Jr., FA52, 2017 |
Other Number | 2503/16 - Collector Number | 412.70L - Old Loan Number |
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