Head
2nd century (made)
Limestone head of Buddha with an oval face beneath a peaked hairline broken off at the top of the neck. The eyes are downcast under oblique lids. His hair is modelled like a tight-fitting cap with encircling bands of indented loops rising to a bun-like ushnisha on top.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Gautama Buddha; Sculpture, limestone, Jallalabad Afghanistan, C2. |
| Physical description | Limestone head of Buddha with an oval face beneath a peaked hairline broken off at the top of the neck. The eyes are downcast under oblique lids. His hair is modelled like a tight-fitting cap with encircling bands of indented loops rising to a bun-like ushnisha on top. |
| Credit line | Given by F. St. G. Manners Smith, Esq. C.I.E., East India United Services Club, 16 St. James' Square, S.W.1 |
| Object history | Reportedly obtained on the site of a Buddhist monastery or stupa, near Jalalabad, in the upper Kabul Valley, Afghanistan. Given by F. St. G. Manners Smith, Esq. C.I.E., East India United Services Club, 16 St. James' Square, S.W.1. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1919/872 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.6-1919 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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