Head, Probably of a Disciple, in High Relief

Description This head has multiple incised lines- above and below both eyes and mouth- that give the object such vibrancy. There is a hole at the top of the head, where a separately modeled or molded "usnisa" could be placed.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
2/09/1984	Examination	examined for survey
9/03/1990	Treatment	cleaned; loss compensation; other
11/27/1990	Treatment	loss compensation; other
4/13/1994	Examination	other

Exhibitions

• Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995.

Provenance Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, inv. no. 690]; Walters Art Museum, 1979, by gift.

Inscriptions none

Credit Gift of A. B. Griswold, 1979