Head of a Buddha
Datelate 7th - early 8th century
Maker
Chinese
Object number39.29
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Discovering Buddhist Art - Seeking the Sublime, July 9, 2003 - June 3, 2005.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Luminous: The Art of Asia, Oct. 13, 2011 - Jan. 8, 2012.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Published ReferencesWaugh, Daniel C. "The Arts of China in Seattle." The Silk Road, vol. 12 (2014): pp. 137-152, reproduced p. 151, fig. 31.
Foong, 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
Dimensions13 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 9 in. (34.93 x 19.69 x 22.86 cm)
Overall h.: 25 3/4 in.
MediumLimestone
Pre-Islamic
721 - 464 B.C.
Object number: 59.57
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