Head of an Attendant Bodhisattva
This head probably came from a figure of a Bodhisattva (an eventual Buddha), who stood beside the Buddha. The facial expression suggests that he might be the protective Bodhisattva Vajrapani, who guards the Buddha against evil forces.
Sculpture
| id |
id
17029
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_25.236_Fnt_BW_T03.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_25.236_Fnt_BW_T03.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_25.236_Fnt_BW_T03.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/25.236 |
Terms
Medium
terracotta
Relations
createdBy
inCollection