Buddha Head

Information

Title

Buddha Head

佛头

Creator

unknown

Work Type

figures

sculpture

Date

unknown

Period

unknown

Cultural Context

Chinese

Buddhism

Material

sandstone

Technique

carving

Measurements

(cm) 26.7 height

Capture Date

2014-12-10 00:00:00

File Format

image

Descriptions and Subjects

Work Description

The head has unusual features and does not appear to have been cut from a cave wall and therefore its attribution to Tianlongshan is questionable.

头部有不寻常的特征，似乎并非从石窟墙壁上切割下来，因此其归属是天龙山值得怀疑。

Image Description

overall view, front, right, left, and back

全景, 正面, 右侧, 左侧和背面

Subjects

Buddhas

Rights and Identifier

Work Acquisition

Gift of Kaichiro Nezu, 1937

Image Rights

This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Image Source

British Museum

Image ID

BMU-1937-1013-5