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Head of a Bodhisattva
Head of a Bodhisattva

Head of a Bodhisattva

Date4th - 5th century
Object number41.21
Exhibition HistoryPortland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, "Gift to a City: Masterworks from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum", cat. # 71 Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum, "Art Of Greater India" (1950) Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, "Art of India and Southeast Asia", 1964. (1964) Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, "Grandhara Exhibition", 1960 (1960) Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver Art Gallery, "Distant Reverence: Buddhist Sculpture from the Seattle Art Museum", August 16 - October 22, 1989 (08/16/1989 - 10/22/1989) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Volunteer Park, "Indian Buddhist Sculpture", February 3 - August 20, 1990 (02/03/1990 - 08/20/1990) Louisville, Kentucky, J.B. Speed Art Museum, "Indian Buddhist Sculpture From American Collections", 1968. (1968)Published ReferencesLos Angeles County Museum, "Art of Greater India", cat. 1950, no. 20, p. 17. "Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 26 (b&w) Kramrisch, S., "Art of India", 1954, pl. 45 Asia Society, "Masterpieces Of Asian Art In American Collections", cat. 1960, #26, ill. p. 43 Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, "Art of India and Southeast Asia", cat. 1964, p. 25, no. 30, ill. "Gift to a City" exhibition catalogue. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, cat. no. 71 Chandra, P., "Indian Art Treasures in America," SPAN, April 1965, p. 8, ill. p. 14 Begley, W.E., "Indian Buddhist Sculpture In American Collections", cat. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, 1968, #29
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions9 x 7 x 5 1/2 in. (22.86 x 17.78 x 13.97 cm) Overall h.: 15 in.
MediumStucco
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Object number: 2001.1004
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