Asset ID:
9120
CMS Object ID:
354765
Accession Number:
EAOS.26.d
Title:
Head of the Buddha
Object Name:
sculpture, See also: religious/ritual equipment/linga
Associated person(s) + dates:
the Buddha (active c. 560 BC - c. 486 BC)
Object dating:
3rd century AD (AD 201 - 300)
Associated place(s):
Gandhara (place of creation)
Dimensions:
11.7 x 8.4 x 7.7 cm (height x width x depth)
Materials/ techniques:
grey schist, chiselled
Responsible department:
Eastern Art
Single/ multiple object:
Single
Asset copyright notice:
© Ashmolean Museum
Key words:
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