Head of a Bodhisattva, mathura, 75–early 100s CE

Head of a Bodhisattva

Archival Details

  • Tradition: Mathura
  • Period: 75–early 100s CE
  • Medium: red sandstone
  • Dimensions: Overall: 50.8 x 25.4 cm (20 x 10 in.)
  • Credit line: Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth in memory of Christian Humann
  • Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1984.220

The Mathura school of sculpture flourished in North India, centered on the city of Mathura, from roughly the 1st century BCE onward. Carved characteristically in local red sandstone, it produced Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu imagery and is noted for its distinct indigenous idiom, developing in parallel with Gandharan sculpture further northwest.

Artwork Details

Artist

Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth in memory of Christian Humann

Tradition

Mathura

File

2190 × 2560 px · JPG · 426 KB

Accession no.

1984.220

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