Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Head of a Bodhisattva or Donor Prince
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
This terracotta head of a male figure has an elaborate head adornment. Atop a jeweled circlet across the hairline, rests what appears to be a headdress made of wrapped fabric passing through a central loop. The figure depicted here likely represents either a bodhisattva (a being who has a reached the stage where enlightenment may be achieved but has chosen to remain within the setting of society as a teacher to others) or alternatively a donor, likely a prince.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Private collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/3/1995 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Pakistan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, 1992
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
25.97