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Head of Buddha
Head of Buddha

Head of Buddha

Date17th century
Maker Nepalese
Object number74.2
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Discovering Buddhist Art - Seeking the Sublime", July 9, 2003 - June 3, 2005
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions9 7/8 x 8 in. (25.1 x 20.3 cm)
MediumGilded bronze with polychrome
Vasudhara (bodhisattva, the Goddess of Prosperity)
Vasudhara (bodhisattva, the Goddess of Prosperity)
Nepalese
15th-16th century
Object number: 78.3
Ekadashamukha (Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara)
Ekadashamukha (Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara)
Nepalese
13th - 18th century
Object number: 70.30
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Guardian naga (semidivine serpent)
Nepalese
mid-15th to mid 16th century
Object number: 50.185.1
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Guardian naga (semidivine serpent)
Nepalese
mid-15th to mid-16th century
Object number: 50.185.2
Tayo (Bride’s necklace with almond-shaped pendant)
Tayo (Bride’s necklace with almond-shaped pendant)
Nepalese
late 19th to early 20th century
Object number: 33.704
Head of Buddha
Head of Buddha
Thai
15th-17th century
Object number: 33.1054
Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
Standing Buddha
Korean
9th century
Object number: 52.132
Sukhavati Lokeshvara (Avalokiteshvara, Lord of the Western Pure Land) with female bodhisattva Tara
Sukhavati Lokeshvara (Avalokiteshvara, Lord of the Western Pure Land) with female bodhisattva Tara
Nepalese
18th century
Object number: 72.56
Dancing Ganesha (Hindu Elephant-God)
Dancing Ganesha (Hindu Elephant-God)
Nepalese
15th century
Object number: 52.52
Chintamani-Lokeshvara
Chintamani-Lokeshvara
Nepalese
10th-13th century
Object number: 64.26
Photo: Paul Macapia
Indra (Lord of storms)
Nepalese
ca. 14th century
Object number: 51.101
Prabha-mandala (aureole)
Prabha-mandala (aureole)
Nepalese
14th century
Object number: 50.128