The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 22, 2025

Fragment of Bodhisattva Head

possibly 400s–600s CE

China, possibly Yungang ?

sandstone
Overall: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1997.116
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

A bodhisattva is an enlightened being dedicated to the spiritual awakening of all beings.

Description

This fragment of a bodhisattva head, was probably part of a configuration of religious figures carved out of the walls of a cave temple.
  • ?–1997
    Mrs. A. Dean [Helen Wade Greene] Perry [1911–1996], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1997–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment of Bodhisattva Head|url=false|author=|year=possibly 400s–600s CE|access-date=22 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1997.116