Title: Head of a Buddha
Object type: Head
Date: mid- 6th century
Culture: China
Period: Northern Wei (386–534) or Eastern Wei (534–50) dynasty
Medium: Limestone with traces of pigment
Dimensions: H. 16 in. (40.6 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); D. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 1942
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY