possibly AD 400s–600s
Sandstone
Overall: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1997.116
A bodhisattva is an enlightened being dedicated to the spiritual awakening of all beings.
This fragment of a bodhisattva head, was probably part of a configuration of religious figures carved out of the walls of a cave temple.
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