Title: Head of a bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara
Object type: Head
Date: early 6th century
Culture: China
Period: Northern Wei dynasty (386–534)
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: H. 21 5/16 in. (54.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Heads, term: Buddhism, term: Avalokiteshvara, term: Bodhisattvas