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Collections

Unknown
Head of a Buddha (Fotuo)late Tang dynasty, about 800-906

Not on view
Sculpted head with rounded face, heavy-lidded downcast eyes, and tightly coiled hair, with aged dark brown surface and teal-green mineral deposits, mounted on a small oval pedestal

Unknown, Head of a Buddha (Fotuo), late Tang dynasty, about 800-906, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Estate of Charles K. Feldman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Head of a Buddha (Fotuo)
Place Made
China
Date Made
late Tang dynasty, about 800-906
Medium
Modeled and carved clay on metal armature
Dimensions
3 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3 in. (9.53 x 7 x 7.62 cm); Height with base: 6 1/4 in. (15.88 cm)
Credit Line
Estate of Charles K. Feldman
Accession Number
M.68.60.15
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art