Fragment of a Buddha Head

Medium: Earthenware

Geograhical Locations:

• Burma

Dimensions: height: 3 in. (7.6 cm)

Collections:

• Asian Art

Accession Number: 2021.1.27

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.

Brooklyn Museum