Head of Buddha
Unknown Artist
900s
Medium
gilt bronze
Dimensions
h. 8.6 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth in honor of Sherman E. Lee
Accession Number
1985.190
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
While large Buddhist statues were made mostly in stone during the Goryeo period (918–1392), small ones were made in gilt bronze, as a portable object of devotion by traveling Buddhist monks.