Male head, from a relief
Male head, from a relief
Male head, from a relief
Male head, from a relief
Male head, from a relief
Male head, from a relief
Male head, from a relief
Male head, from a relief
Male head, from a relief
Male head, from a relief
Male head, from a relief
Male head, from a relief

On view

South Asian Art

Male head, from a relief,

3rd – 4th century CE

Gandharan
y1993-14

Information

Title
Male head, from a relief
Dates

3rd – 4th century CE

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
h. 17.7 cm., w. 16.0 cm., d. approx. 14.0 cm. (6 15/16 x 6 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1993-14
Place Made

Asia, Pakistan

Culture
Gandharan
Type
statues, sculpture, heads
Subject
mourners, religious art, men, Buddhism

–1991 Sotheby's auction (New York, NY), sold Oct. 28, 1991.
– Joseph G. Gerena, Fine Art (New York, NY)
–1993 Frederick Schultz, Ancient Art Inc. (New York, NY), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1993.

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