Head of a Bodhisattva or Donor Prince

4th century (Gandharan) H: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm) Citation Source image

This terracotta head of a male figure has an elaborate head adornment. Atop a jeweled circlet across the hairline, rests what appears to be a headdress made of wrapped fabric passing through a central loop. The figure depicted here likely represents either a bodhisattva (a bei...

Sculpture

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Private collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by gift.
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en
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