Head of the Buddha
(Southeast Asia )
Using a mold made it possible to produce the numerous figures of the standing Buddha that adorned the brick monuments of Haripunjaya.
Inscription
Provenance
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Private collection [formerly Nakhon Pathom]; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, September 1948, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, 1985, inv. no. 594]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
Exhibitions
1995 | Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
5/4/1992 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation; other |
5/31/1994 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Thailand, Lamphun (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 13/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 1/8 in. (12.2 x 9 x 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
25.178