Maitreya, head / Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

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Accession Number: 1996/2.45
Title: Maitreya, head
Artist: Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)
Artist Nationality: Indian
Medium and Support: stucco
Object Creation Date: 1st century - 2nd century
Credit Line: Gift of Mark and Iuliana Phillips
Style/Group/Movement: Gandharan
Period: India, Kushan Period (ca 50-320)
Dimensions: 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.)
Century: 1st-2nd century
Primary Keywords: bodhisattva; buddhism; head; religious figures
Secondary Keywords: biological components; components; components and systems; components by specific context; icons; people and occupations; religion; religions; the human body; upper body
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 608 x 910
File Size: 73 KB
Record: 1996/2.45
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1996-sl-2.45/1996_2.45.jpg

In public portfolios: ASIAN 255.101 (59); Before 1492 (500); Buddhism (265); Classical civilizations from the periphery (6); Greek cultural influence (140); MSP Capstone (15)

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Full citation: "Maitreya, head; Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1996-sl-2.45/1996_2.45.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.