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Head of the Buddha
The protuberance or topknot on the head (ushnisha) and the raised spot on the forehead (urna) are standard features of the Buddha. The wavy hair combed back from the face is characteristic of Buddha figures from Gandhara. It was only during the early decades of the 1st century AD that the first Buddha images began to appear.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/12H13(BUDDHA)
- Buddha
Type of item
Medium
- On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/12H13(BUDDHA)
- Buddha
Type of item
Medium
- On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 300 - 399
- 0300/0399
- 0300/0399
Places
- Gandhara
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.95088
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.907
- AK-MAK-1231
Extent
- height 24.0 cm
- width 15.0 cm
- depth 11.8 cm
Format
- slate (rock)
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collectie: Zuid-Azië (collectie)
- collection: sculptures
- collectie: beeldhouwwerken
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T13:00:49.829Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T13:00:25.600Z