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Head of Buddha
Head of Buddha

Head of Buddha

Dateca. 14th century
Maker Thai
Object number33.179
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Discovering Buddhist Art - Seeking the Sublime, July 9, 2003 - June 3, 2005. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing. Published ReferencesFoong, Ping, Xiaojin Wu, and Darielle Mason. "An Asian Art Museum Transformed." Orientations vol. 51, no. 3 (May/June 2020): p. 58, reproduced fig. 18 (installation view).
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions15 3/4 in. (40.01 cm) Overall h.: 25 1/2 in.
MediumBronze, lacquer, mother of pearl
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