北齊 彩繪塗金石雕佛頭|Head of a Buddha

Unknown

mid-6th century · Limestone with traces of pigment and gilding · Asian Art

This head probably comes from Shandong or Hebei province. Many comparable examples were unearthed from the ruins of temples in Qingzhou, Shandong, in 1996, and in Linzhang, Hebei, in 2012.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-6th century

Medium

Limestone with traces of pigment and gilding

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2001