Title: Head of a Bodhisattva
Object type: Head
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: Head: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Crown: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm); W. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); D. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Neck: Diam. 14 in. (35.6 cm); Neck to highest part of crown: 14 in. (35.6 cm); Neck to top of topknot: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Edward B. Bruce, 1924
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Heads, term: Buddhism, term: Bodhisattvas