Ushnisha, Covering for the head of the Buddha
Artist
Unknown Indonesian
CultureJavanese
Titles
- Ushnisha, Covering for the head of the Buddha
Date9th–10th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold and rock crystal
Dimensions8 1/4 × 5 1/4 dia. in. (21 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2248
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
110M Jones Galleries
On view
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Department
Asian Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 11/30/99.
Published References Frances Marzio, "The Glassell Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Masterworks of Pre-Columbian, Indonesian, and African Gold" (Houston: MFAH; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011), pp. 206-207.
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Unknown Indian
c. 1800–1820
Gouache with gold on paper
2013.61
Unknown Central and South American
900–200 BC
Gold
2004.2485
