Bust of Buddha

CC0 Public Domain Designation

Arts of Asia

c. 3rd century

India
Andhra Pradesh, possibly Nagarjunakonda

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Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Bust of Buddha
Place: Andhra Pradesh (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 201 CE–300 CE
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: 34.6 × 28.5 × 12.6 cm (13 5/8 × 11 3/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf
Reference Number: 2019.732
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Pratapaditya Pal with contributions by Stephen Little, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago in association with Thames and Hudson, 1997), 90 (ill.), 295, cat. 105.
Rajeshwari Ghose, In the Footsteps of the Buddha: An Iconic Journey from India to China (Hong Kong: University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, 1998), 146, cat. 4.
T. W. Rhys Davids, 1000 Buddhas of Genius (New York: Parkstone International, 2009), 122, pl. 146.

Art Institute of Chicago, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Aug. 2–Oct. 26, 1997, cat. 105.
Hong Kong, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, In the Footsteps of Buddha: An Iconic Journey from India to China, Sept. 25–Dec. 15, 1998, cat. 4.

James W. Alsdorf (1913–1990) and Marilynn B. Alsdorf (1925–2019), Winnetka and Chicago, IL, by 1990 [according to the collecting practices of the Alsdorfs]; by descent to Marilynn B. Alsdorf, Chicago, 1990 [on long-term loan at the Art Institute of Chicago, Sept. 17, 1997; publicly promised as a gift to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1997; signed a promised gift agreement for the work, 2002]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2019.

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