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Bodhisattva Head and Torso

Bodhisattva Head and Torso

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Artist
Unknown (Gandhāran)
Title
Bodhisattva Head and Torso
Date
1st-2nd century
Medium
Dark gray schist
Dimensions
10 x 8 x 3 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Spengler
Accession No.
1991.139
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
Pakistan

Related

Likely collected between 1955 and 1967 by William F. Spengler when he served as an American diplomat in Lahore (1955-1956), Peshawar (1962-1965), and Kabul (1965-1967); December 1991, gifted by Mr. and Mrs. William F. Spengler (Colorado Springs, CO) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Artscene." Vol. 8, No. 2, April/May 1992. p. 3
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Bulletin 1991-1993." Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1994. p. 136

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