Borobudur: Head of a Buddha
Andesite
Borobudur: Head of a Buddha
INDONESIA, Central Java, Magelang
This head of a Buddha from Borobudur was cut from andesite, a volcanic rock, and was created around the 8th to 9th centuries. The Buddha has tightly curled hair and a usnisa. He is depicted with a round face, an urna, downcast eyes, prominent nose, lips lightly touching, and elongated earlobes that all result in a youthful appearance. The usnisa, urna, and elongated earlobes are three of the distinguishing features of a Buddha. The sculpture’s style is believed influenced by the Gupta period (circa 320–550).
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 182.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Borobudur: Head of a Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 182.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Borobudur: Head of a Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:182.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Borobudur: Head of a Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 182).
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