Title

Marble head of a Buddhist figure, Eastern Wei-Northern Qi dynasty, China, mid-6th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Marble head of a Buddhist figure, Eastern Wei-Northern Qi dynasty, China, mid-6th century. Whitish marble head with wide flat face and downcast eyes. The hair is tied in a topknot and the ear lobes are pierced and long. The mouth is slightly puckered with traces of the so-called 'Wei' smile.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

530th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_376

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,9Mb (567,6Kb) / 7,3in x 9,5in / 2201 x 2844 (300dpi)

Keywords

head religious country religion Buddhism China Chinese color colour location century artefact dynasty artifact Museum of East Asian Art 6th century Qi dynasty Six Dynasties Wei dynasty object sculpture Unknown stone stone object sculpture