Buddha Head

Information

Title

Buddha Head

佛头

Creator

unknown

Work Type

figures

sculpture

Date

618-907 C.E.

Period

Tang

Cultural Context

Chinese

Buddhism

Material

sandstone

Technique

carving

Capture Date

2014-04-14 00:56:52

File Format

image

Descriptions and Subjects

Work Description

The head is that of the seated Maitreya Buddha on the east wall of Cave 6.

此头来自第6窟东壁弥勒坐佛像。

Image Description

overall view, front

全景，正面

Subjects

Buddhas

Rights and Identifier

Image Rights

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Image Source

Royal Institute of Cultural Heritage (Koninklijk Instituut voor het Kunstpatrimonium)

Image ID

RIC-UOC-620-P1MP.jpg