Minneapolis Institute of Art
Head of an Arhat
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- Date
- 10th-14th century
- Medium
- Limestone
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 124302
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
This head of a monk, nearly life-size, possesses the warmth and tranquility characteristic of the Song and Yuan period. The figure’s expression is serene, its downcast eyes indicating meditation and inward vision. Unlike the sovereignty and majesty usually expressed in earlier Buddhist figures, this stone head appears more secularized. China, Asia
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- Credit line
- Bequest of Bruce B. Dayton
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