Portrait of a Lama
18th century
Object PlaceChina, for a Tibetan Buddhist temple
Medium/TechniqueGilt brass, pigment, cold gold
DimensionsApproximately 14.0 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. John G. Greene
Accession number57.612
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1957, John Gardner Greene, Boston, MA; 1957, gift of Greene to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 12, 1957)
12th century
about 950–1050
15th–16th century
late 17th–early 18th century
14th century
A.D. 420–581
1986
17th century
1736–95
17th–18th century
about 15th–16th century
18th century