Head of the Buddha

India / South Asia Collection

Accession Nr.: 6323
Type: sculpture; statuette
Date of production:
3rd - 4th c.
Gandhara art
Place of production:
Acquisition: donation of Imre Schwaiger
Materials: stucco
Techniques: hand shaped
Dimensions: height: 21.8 cm
width: 14 cm
depth: 14 cm
Fragment of a statue. Head of the Buddha, with elongated earlobes on the left, while the right ear is missing. The top knot (usnisa) has broken off from the top of the head, only its traces are visible.