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Source Description
This stone depiction of a Buddha head has many of the typical characteristics found in Gandharan Buddha depictions, including wavy hair and a small finely etched mouth. An urna is present between the Buddha’s brows; this is an auspicious sign denoting the figure as being the Buddha and recognized as the 31st physical characteristic of the Buddha outlined in the Buddhist text, the Lakkhana Sutta.
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Document identity
localId
16283
label
Head of Buddha
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
16283
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Head of Buddha
description
This stone depiction of a Buddha head has many of the typical characteristics found in Gandharan Buddha depictions, including wavy hair and a small finely etched mouth. An urna is present between the Buddha’s brows; this is an auspicious sign denoting the figure as being the Buddha and recognized as the 31st physical characteristic of the Buddha outlined in the Buddhist text, the Lakkhana Sutta.
provenance
Alexander B. Griswold, Breezewood Foundation, Monkton, Maryland; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1991.
date
3rd century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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sculpture (visual works)
head
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 8 11/16 in. (22 cm)
Source extras
med
stone
creator_ids
1935
2191
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none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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