Title: Head of a Buddha
Object type: Head
Date: mid-6th century
Culture: China
Period: Northern Qi dynasty (550–577)
Medium: Limestone with traces of pigment and gilding
Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); D. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2001
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Heads, term: Buddhism, term: Buddha