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Schist head of the fasting Buddha, Pakistan, 2nd-3rd CE. It captures the time when the Buddha pursued austerities. He then realized that the "Middle Way", a more moderate life of meditation and moral conduct led to nirvana. This "Middle Way" is still a key feature of Buddhism today. OA 1907.12-28.1
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Schist head of the fasting Buddha, Pakistan, 2nd-3rd CE. It captures the time w...

Stone head of Buddha, Gupta, India, 5th century.
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Stone head of Buddha, Gupta, India, 5th century.

Head of a monk, 4th-5th, from Hadda, India. The individualism of the features show this may be a portrait. Influenced by the late Kushan period or of the Gupta period (320-550) from central and North-eastern India. OA 1978.3-6.1
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Head of a monk, 4th-5th, from Hadda, India. The individualism of the features sh...

Head of Vaishravana, Guardian King of the North. He is the most frequently represented of the four devarajas, the Guardian Kings of the points of the compass. Detail of 03-06-01/55.
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Head of Vaishravana, Guardian King of the North. He is the most frequently repre...

Head of Gaul,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan, Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4th CE Stucco,11,5 x 7,7 x 5,5 cm TK 68
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Head of Gaul,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan, Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4...

Head of Gaul,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan, Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4th CE Stucco,10 x 6 x 6,9 cm TK 67
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Head of Gaul,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan, Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4...

Head of a female donor,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4th CE Stucco,20,5 x 13,5 x 7,4 cm TK 67
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Head of a female donor,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4...

Female Buddhist believer,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan,Hadda,Afghanistan. 3rd-4th CE Stucco,15,5 x 11,5 x 6 cm TK 67
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Female Buddhist believer,from the Monastery of Tapa-Kalan,Hadda,Afghani...

Male face,from the Monastery of Fundukistan, Afghanistan, 7th. Raw clay,8,3 x 4,7 x 4,7 cm
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Male face,from the Monastery of Fundukistan, Afghanistan, 7th....

Male face,from Tepe Xazana,Afghanistan,7th Clay,8 x 5,5 x 5,6 cm
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Male face,from Tepe Xazana,Afghanistan,7th Clay,8 x 5,5 x 5,6 cm

Gold head from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC. Beaten gold head of a beardless youth with pierced ears. It may have been part of a statue, perhaps in another material such as wood. It is part of the Oxus treasure, the most important collection of gold and silver to have survived from the Achaemenid period. The treasure was found on the banks of the River Oxus, Takht-i Kuwad, Tadjikistan, and probably comes from a temple there. ANE, 123906
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Gold head from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC. Beaten...

Terracotta head
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Terracotta head