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bronze, head

human history
  • Description

    Bronze head statue. Head of [Buddha] with elongated ear lobes and stylised face. The figure has closed eyes and a slight smile. The nose is very angular, and there are strong eyebrows which form a "V" on the face. The head has an ornate headdress on top. with small gold peaks around its entire surface. The top of the headdress has a triangular peak. The inside of the statue is hollow.

  • Place
    Nepal
  • Accession Number
    1974.154
  • Accession Date
    01 Nov 1974
  • Other Id

    46724 (ethnology)

    61 (Dunningham)

  • Department

    World

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  • bronze, head, 1974.154, 46724, 61, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Sep 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • bronze, head, 1974.154, 46724, 61, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Sep 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • bronze, head, 1974.154, 46724, 61, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Sep 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • bronze, head, 1974.154, 46724, 61, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Sep 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • bronze, head, 1974.154, 46724, 61, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Sep 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • bronze, head, 1974.154, 46724, 61, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Sep 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • bronze, head, 1974.154, 46724, 61, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Sep 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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