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Head of a Man
Head of a Man
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Head of a Man

Culture
Dateabout 1500
Mediumsandstone
Dimensions27.9 cm (11 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1924.21
Label TextThis head, probably from a life-size standing figure, resembles several works by the German master Riemenschneider. Marked by a certain conventionalization, this figure may have been designed to be viewed from a distance.
On View
Not on view
Head of a Buddha
Style of Aynthia
16th century
Head of an Asura (Demon)
Cambodian
about 1150–1250
Head of Mentuhotep II
Ancient Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, about 1980–1760 BCE
Fragment of a Capital
English
14th century
Standing Buddha
Thai
1000–1300s
The Planets (Navagraha)
Central Indian
550–575
Goddess
Uttar Pradesh
500s
Torso of a Male Deity (Bodhisattva)
Indian
Kushan period, 100s
Vishnu
North Indian
700s
Seated Ganesha
Indian
Gupta period, 600s–700s