Head of Buddha or Bodhisattva

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dc.date.accessioned2022-07-16T16:13:31Z
dc.date.available2022-07-16T16:13:31Z
dc.descriptionAlthough the complete sculpture is now lost, the facial features, wavy hair, and mustache of this head, as well as the gray stone, help to identify this sculpture as a Gandharan work. A specific element that confirms its identification as a bodhisattva is the elaborate turban the figure wears, matching a particular style also seen in other Gandharan bodhisattva images. In the Gandharan style the bodhisattva's prominent mustache was a regular feature; but in the bodhisattva imagery of later centuries it disappeared as these deities came to be represented in more feminine forms.
dc.description.sponsorshipGift of James and Aneta McIntyre
dc.format.extent7" x 3.125"
dc.format.mediumSculpture
dc.format.mediumGrey calcareous schist
dc.identifier.other2004.069.011
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10177/20335
dc.relation.ispartofHallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem Oregon
dc.relation.ispartofAsian Art Collection
dc.rightsFor use information see: http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/collections/copyright.html
dc.titleHead of Buddha or Bodhisattva
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local.cultureAsian / India
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