Head
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Object Label
In contrast to early Buddhist art, which consisted mainly of relief sculpture, the art of the Kushan period (first to third century A.D.) saw the development of fully three-dimensional images of Buddhist deities. This fragment represents a bodhisattva, a divine being dedicated to helping other achieve freedom from suffering.
Caption
Head, ca. 2nd century. Red sandstone, 8 x 6 x 7 1/16 in. (20.3 x 15.2 x 18 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.32_bw.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Head
Date
ca. 2nd century
Period
Kushan Period
Geography
Place made: Mathura, India
Medium
Red sandstone
Classification
Dimensions
8 x 6 x 7 1/16 in. (20.3 x 15.2 x 18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.227.32
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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