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Head of a Bodhisattva
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Head of a Bodhisattva

1100s · wood

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This large head of a Bodhisattva figure, an enlightened being that vowed to help humans on earth, was once part of a monumental sculpture in a public Buddhist setting.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineHead of a Bodhisattva, 1100s. China, reportedly from Henan province, Northern Song (960-1127) to Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Wood; overall: 86.4 x 40.6 x 38.1 cm (34 x 16 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1923.54

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