Name
Unknown (Artist)
Title
Head of a Bodhisattva
Abstract
Research published online in 2016, the "Tianlongshan Cave Project" at the University of Chicago, suggests this head comes from a Bodhisattva on the west wall of cave 1 at Tianlongshan.
Accession Number
S1094
Format
objects; sculpture (visual works)
Culture
Chinese (culture or style)
Genre
Figures (representations); Religious art
Origin Information
Tianlongshan Cave 1, Shanxi province, China
Date
550-577
Physical Description
1 head ; 13 3/8 x 7 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (34 x 18.6 x 19.6 cm)
Note (Period)
Northern Qi dynasty
Note (Medium/support)
Sandstone
Note (Ownership)
Sackler Collections
Library Location
Art Properties, Columbia University
Catalog Record
12005045
Copyright Status
No Copyright - United States
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-2na0-v590