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Head of Bodhisattva
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
Patronage of Buddhist architecture and the sculpture that embellished it increased at the beginning of the 3rd century CE in the Gandhara region. Stucco sculpture, which could be made in molds, was both less laborious and costly to produce than carving the local schist stone and largely replaced it. Stucco sculptures, like this bodhisattva, were made in molds and painted.
Provenance
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Baroness Helen Giskra, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by gift.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4/1989 | Treatment | cleaned; stabilized |
Geographies
India (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 × W: 4 3/16 × D: 3 3/4 in. (15.2 × 10.7 × 9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Baroness Helen Giskra, 1949
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
25.34