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Head of a Man

5th century A.D.
Object PlaceIndia
Medium/TechniqueStone (non-specific)
Dimensions.075 x .083
Credit LineBequest of Estate of Dona Luisa Coomaraswamy
Accession number1971.80
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1918, Ananda Coomaraswamy (b. 1877 - d. 1947), Needham, MA [see note 1]; to his widow, Luisa Coomaraswamy (b. 1905 - d. 1970); 1971, bequest of the estate of Doña Luisa Coomaraswamy to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 10, 1971)

NOTES:
[1] He first lent this sculpture to the MFA in 1918 (loan no. 516.18).
15th century?
12th–14th century
Crowned Buddha
11th century (?)
About 6th–7th century
Laksmi
9th century
3rd–4th century A.D.
About 5th–6th century
Head of an apsaras or woman
6th century or somewhat later
5th century A.D.