Head of the Buddha
Carved from the mottled red sandstone of the Mathura region in north-central India, this sculpture displays a number of the auspicious marks ("lakshanas") of a Buddha. A cranial protuberance, called an ushnisha, marks the top of his head, and a whorl of hair, called an urna, r...
Sculpture
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36246
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sculpture
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Carole L. Brewster, Owings Mills, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Gallery, 1986, by gift.
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CC0
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| language |
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en
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_25.85_Fnt_BW_T86.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_25.85_Fnt_BW_T86.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_25.85_Fnt_BW_T86.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/25.85 |
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