Head of Buddha

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

ASIA.1979.002

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ASIA.1979.002

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

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Creator Nationality:

Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian

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Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Gandharan

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Gandharan

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Head of Buddha

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Head of Buddha

Title

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View:

Full view

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Full view

View

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Creation Date:

Kushan period, late 2nd-3rd century

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Kushan period, late 2nd-3rd century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

167

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167

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

299

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299

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Phyllite

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Phyllite

Materials and Techniques

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Creation Place:

Pakistan, Gandhara area

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Pakistan, Gandhara area

Creation Place

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Dimensions:

H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)

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H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

Asia Society

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Asia Society

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1979.002

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1979.002

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

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Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.asiasociety.org

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<a href="http://www.asiasociety.org"target="_new">http://www.asiasociety.org</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Most of the earliest known images of buddhas and other Buddhist deities were produced in northwest India during the Kushan period, about six hundred years after the religion was founded. There were two major centers of Kushan culture, each with its distinctive style: art from the city of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh displays a traditional Indian aesthetic, while art from Gandhara shows the impact of Hellenistic and Roman sculpture, owing to the sustained effect of Alexander the Great's conquest of the region in the 4th century BCE. The influence of Greek and Roman prototypes is evident in the wavy hair and facial features of this Buddha's head from Gandhara. However, the elongated ears and physical marks such as the urna ("third eye") in the center of his forehead are long-established Indian aesthetic conventions.

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Most of the earliest known images of buddhas and other Buddhist deities were produced in northwest India during the Kushan period, about six hundred years after the religion was founded. There were two major centers of Kushan culture, each with its distinctive style: art from the city of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh displays a traditional Indian aesthetic, while art from Gandhara shows the impact of Hellenistic and Roman sculpture, owing to the sustained effect of Alexander the Great's conquest of the region in the 4th century BCE. The influence of Greek and Roman prototypes is evident in the wavy hair and facial features of this Buddha's head from Gandhara. However, the elongated ears and physical marks such as the urna ("third eye") in the center of his forehead are long-established Indian aesthetic conventions.

Context

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Related Document Description:

Asia Society. Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 7.

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Asia Society. Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 7.

Related Document Description

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Related Document Description:

Czuma, Stanislaw J. Kushan Sculpture: Images from Early India. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1985, p. 200.

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Czuma, Stanislaw J. Kushan Sculpture: Images from Early India. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1985, p. 200.

Related Document Description

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Related Document Description:

Heeramaneck, Alice N. Masterpieces of Indian Sculpture from the Former Collections of Nasli M. Heeramaneck. New York: Privately printed, 1979, fig. 10.

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Heeramaneck, Alice N. Masterpieces of Indian Sculpture from the Former Collections of Nasli M. Heeramaneck. New York: Privately printed, 1979, fig. 10.

Related Document Description

false

Related Document Description:

Newman, Richard. The Stone Sculpture of India: A Study of the Materials Used by Indian Sculptors from ca. 2nd Century B.C. to the 16th Century. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Art Museums, Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1984, pp. 57, 82, 84.

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Newman, Richard. The Stone Sculpture of India: A Study of the Materials Used by Indian Sculptors from ca. 2nd Century B.C. to the 16th Century. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Art Museums, Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1984, pp. 57, 82, 84.

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