Head of Buddha

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

ASIA.1979.071

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ASIA.1979.071

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1999

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1999

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

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Creator Nationality:

Asian; Southeast Asian; Cambodian

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Asian; Southeast Asian; Cambodian

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Cambodian

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Cambodian

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Head of Buddha

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Head of Buddha

Title

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View:

Full view

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Full view

View

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Creation Date:

Angkor period, Bayon style, 12th-13th century

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Angkor period, Bayon style, 12th-13th century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1100

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1100

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1299

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1299

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Sandstone

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Sandstone

Materials and Techniques

false

Creation Place:

Cambodia

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Cambodia

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H. 13 in. (33 cm)

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H. 13 in. (33 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

Asia Society

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Asia Society

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1979.071

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1979.071

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

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Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.asiasociety.org

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<a href="http://www.asiasociety.org"target="_new">http://www.asiasociety.org</a>

Rights

false

Context:

The study of Cambodian and Thai sculpture dating from the 10th to 14th centuries is primarily the study of the civilization and culture of the Khmer empire. The Khmers inhabited and controlled parts of mainland Southeast Asia from the 6th century onward.Historically, they are best known for the era called the Angkor period (c. 802-1431), named for the Khmer capital. Angkor remains one of the most remarkable cities in world history and is noted for the vast number of breathtaking monuments constructed there from the 10th to 13th centuries. These structures range from relatively small temples to the gigantic temple mountains of Baphuon and Angkor Wat. Most of the temples are profusely decorated, and Khmer sculpture is generally dated by reference to such monuments, with classifications such as 'Baphuon style.'

This head of a Buddha is assigned to the Bayon style, referring to Jayavarman VII's city within a city, Angkor Thom, which had as its center the Bayon, a temple mountain constructed c. 1180-c. 1230. The large area of unfinished stone at the back of this head indicates that it is a fragment from a larger work. Cambodian sculptors worked almost exclusively in the round, and the back of the head would have been carved unless attached in front of another piece of stone. One possible explanation is that the head was once part of an image of a Buddha Shakyamuni (without a crown) sheltered under the hood of the giant cobra Muchilinda. The hooded cobra would have been attached to the head at the unfinishedarea. The oval shape of the Buddha's head and the mild elongation of his features are characteristic of works dating to the end of the Angkor period, and in particular at Bayon.

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The study of Cambodian and Thai sculpture dating from the 10th to 14th centuries is primarily the study of the civilization and culture of the Khmer empire. The Khmers inhabited and controlled parts of mainland Southeast Asia from the 6th century onward.Historically, they are best known for the era called the Angkor period (c. 802-1431), named for the Khmer capital. Angkor remains one of the most remarkable cities in world history and is noted for the vast number of breathtaking monuments constructed there from the 10th to 13th centuries. These structures range from relatively small temples to the gigantic temple mountains of Baphuon and Angkor Wat. Most of the temples are profusely decorated, and Khmer sculpture is generally dated by reference to such monuments, with classifications such as 'Baphuon style.'<P>This head of a Buddha is assigned to the Bayon style, referring to Jayavarman VII's city within a city, Angkor Thom, which had as its center the Bayon, a temple mountain constructed c. 1180-c. 1230. The large area of unfinished stone at the back of this head indicates that it is a fragment from a larger work. Cambodian sculptors worked almost exclusively in the round, and the back of the head would have been carved unless attached in front of another piece of stone. One possible explanation is that the head was once part of an image of a Buddha Shakyamuni (without a crown) sheltered under the hood of the giant cobra Muchilinda. The hooded cobra would have been attached to the head at the unfinishedarea. The oval shape of the Buddha's head and the mild elongation of his features are characteristic of works dating to the end of the Angkor period, and in particular at Bayon.</P>

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