Fragment of a Buddha Head
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Earthenware
Possible Place Made: Burma
DIMENSIONS
height: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
2021.1.27
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1998, provenance not yet documented; by 1998, acquired by Samuel Eilenberg of New York; 1998, bequeathed by Samuel Eilenberg to the Brooklyn Museum; April 6, 2021, accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Head in orange clay with a coiffure that may or may not indicate that it is from a Buddha. The front of the hair is arranged in loops like the petals of a flower, with a twist above and a raised dome at the center that may or may not be an ushnisha. Smiling face. Back of head is smooth and undelineated.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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