Gandharan Head of a Bodhisattva
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Gandharan Head of a Bodhisattva
Stone
5 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 3 in. (14 x 7.3 x 7.6 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
2005.5.1
Acquisition Date:
2000
Geography:
Asia, India
Collection:
Lucy Shoe Meritt Collection
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- bodhisattvas - Superhuman beings of infinite wisdom and compassion; Buddhist saints who, having only one birth to undergo before attaining Nirvana, consent to be reborn for the sake of suffering mankind. In Mahayana Buddhism, the spiritual ideal. In Theravada Buddhism, the term is exclusively used to identify historical Buddhas in their previous lives.
- carvings - Refers to works executed by cutting a figure or design out of a solid material such as stone or wood. It typically refers to works that are relatively small in size, are part of a larger work, or are not considered art. For large and medium-sized three-dimensional works of art, use the broader term "sculpture" or another appropriate term.
- Indian - Nationality, styles, and culture of the modern nation of India, or more broadly to cultures that developed on the subcontinent of India, which is bounded by the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, and the Himalayn Mountains. It may also refer even more broadly to cultures of India, the East Indies, and the former British Indian Empire. It was formerly used less specifically to refer to any Oriental or Asian culture. Do not use this term to refer to the indigenous populations of North or South America; see "Native American" or other appropriate terms.
- religion and mythology
- sculpture - Three-dimensional works of art in which images and forms are produced in relief, in intaglio, or in the round. The term refers particularly to art works created by carving or engraving a hard material, by molding or casting a malleable material (which usually then hardens), or by assembling parts to create a three-dimensional object. It is typically used to refer to large or medium-sized objects made of stone, wood, bronze, or another metal. Small objects are typically referred to as "carvings" or another appropriate term. "Sculpture" refers to works that represent tangible beings, objects, or groups of objects, or are abstract works that have defined edges and boundaries and can be measured. As three-dimensional works become more diffused in space or time, or less tangible, use appropriate specific terms, such as "mail art" or "environmental art."
- stone - General term for rock that has been cut, shaped, crushed, or otherwise formed for use in construction or other purposes. Includes the specific archaeological and anthropological sense of individual stones which may be decorated or ornamented and which may be used in ritual contexts. These are usually not carved or dressed, and so differ from sculptures made from stone.
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Owner Name: Lucy Shoe Meritt, Class of 1927, MA 1928, PhD 1935
Role: Donor
Place: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Acquisition Method: Gift from Flora Belle Ludington
Disposal Method: Donated to Bryn Mawr College
Ownership Start Date: 1940 - 1959
Ownership End Date: 2000
Remarks: According to Lucy Shoe Meritt: "Gift from Flora Belle Ludington in late 1940s-1950s (acquired by her while Head of American libraries in India)."
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