Head of a Buddha. Culture: India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura). Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm). Date: late 5th-early 6th century.This head from a nearly lifesize figure of the Buddha reflects the late Gupta artistic idiom. In an effort to represent the Buddha's enlightenment and his inward-looking meditative nature, the artist abstracted and idealized his physical features, especially evident in the articulation of the eyes and the intersecting convex planes of his cheeks and forehead. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Head of a Buddha. Culture: India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura). Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm). Date: late 5th-early 6th century.This head from a nearly lifesize figure of the Buddha reflects the late Gupta artistic idiom. In an effort to represent the Buddha's enlightenment and his inward-looking meditative nature, the artist abstracted and idealized his physical features, especially evident in the articulation of the eyes and the intersecting convex planes of his cheeks and forehead. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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