Head of a Bodhisattva
The elaborate jewelry and distinctive hairstyle identify this figure as a bodhisattva, an individual who has achieved Buddhist enlightenment but has yet to enter nirvana. The jewelry is meant to recall the life of Prince Siddhartha, who would become the earthly Buddha during t...
Sculpture
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id
21647
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [presented to the Breezewood Foundation (?)]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
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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_25.115_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_25.115_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_25.115_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/25.115 |