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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
The Himalayas and South-East Asia, Room 47a

Head of a monk

Sculpture
4th century-5th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A head of a Buddhist monk, which is of Roman Emperor type, is fractured at the neck, aquiline nose, shaven, touches of red paint visible on the lips and ears.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHead of a monk (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lime composition (kankar)
Brief description
Head of a Monk, lime composition, Hadda, Afghanistan, 4/5th century.
Physical description
A head of a Buddhist monk, which is of Roman Emperor type, is fractured at the neck, aquiline nose, shaven, touches of red paint visible on the lips and ears.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.5in
Object history
Purchased from Imre Schwaiger, £250 for six heads, 1929.
Production
Hadda, Afghanistan, Gandhara.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Exhibited at the Royal Academy; The Art of India and Pakistan, Edited by Sir Leigh Ashton 1947/8
  • The art of India and Pakistan, a commemorative catalogue of the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1947-8. Edited by Sir Leigh Ashton. London: Faber and Faber, [1950] p. 40, cat. no. 132
Other number
IND.LOST.939 - Previous LOST number
Collection
Accession number
IM.168-1929

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Record createdJune 13, 2002
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