Fragment of a Bodhisattva Head

Location Karakorum

Dating 13th-14th cent.

Epoch Mongolian empire

Material Ceramics

Technique Burnt

Type Excavation find

Description

A fragment of the head of a hollow clay statue. The depiction was clearly smaller than life-size. The sculpture was made of red clay and glazed in green. It appears to depict the head of the Bodhisattva. The right cheek, concave nose, lips, chin and part of the neck and throat are preserved.

3D Visualisation

3D Model: H. Rohland

Images: H. Rohland