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FRAGMENT OF A BODHISATTVA'S FACE, POSSIBLY MAITREYA
FRAGMENT OF A BODHISATTVA'S FACE, POSSIBLY MAITREYA

FRAGMENT OF A BODHISATTVA'S FACE, POSSIBLY MAITREYA

Artist
Historical location nameGandhara
MediumStone
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Dr. David Nalin and Dr. Richard Nalin '63
Object number2010.6.23
DescriptionFragment of head/face with wavy hair and head band. Face has finely carved features, no pupils in eyes, mustache and bindi on forehead. Dark stone with tiny metallic crystals - greenstone?
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Head
PRECOLUMBIAN MEXICO
1200-500 B.C.
Head of a Queen Mother (Iyoba)
Edo (Benin/Nigeria)
18th century
Figurine fragment: head
PRECOLUMBIAN MEXICO
400-650 AD
Model of a wolf
Tlingit
late 19th century
Head
MEXICO/CLASSIC
300-900 CE
Rhyton
7-9 century BC (?)
FIGURE OF AN ATLANTID
GANDHARA
3rd century