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Head of a Bodhisattva

ca. 2nd century CE

Pink sandstone

5 1/2 × 2 × 2 in. (14 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Gift of Jai K. Chandrasekhar, B.A. 1987, J.D. 1997
1993.77.1
Geography: 
India
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Indian
Period: 
Kushan period (ca. late 1st–early 4th century)
Classification: 
Sculpture
Provenance: 

Fortuna fine Arts Ltd., New York, NY; Purchased by Jai Chandrasekhar Dec 1992; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT.

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