Head of a Bodhisattva

Medium

Iron

Dimensions

Head: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm) Crown: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm); W. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); D. 14 in. (35.6 cm) Neck: Diam. 14 in. (35.6 cm); Neck to highest part of crown: 14 in. (35.6 cm); Neck to top of topknot: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)

Classification

Sculpture

Culture & Period

China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Edward B. Bruce, 1924

Accession Number

24.13.58

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