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title: Bodhisattva Head, Gandhara
author: Mary Harrsch (Photographed at The Art Institute of Chicago)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/901/bodhisattva-head-gandhara/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2015-07-07
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# Bodhisattva Head, Gandhara

_Authored by Mary Harrsch (Photographed at The Art Institute of Chicago)_

## Image File

[![Bodhisattva Head, Gandhara](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/901.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/901.jpg)

## Image Caption

Head of a Bodhisattva, Pakistan or Afghanistan Gandharan region 4th-6th century CE. Stucco with traces of pigment. (The Art Institute of Chicago).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Chicago), M. H. (. a. T. A. I. o. (2012, September 22). Bodhisattva Head, Gandhara. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/901/bodhisattva-head-gandhara/>
### Chicago
Chicago), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at The Art Institute of. "Bodhisattva Head, Gandhara." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 22, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/901/bodhisattva-head-gandhara/>.
### MLA
Chicago), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at The Art Institute of. "Bodhisattva Head, Gandhara." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Sep 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/901/bodhisattva-head-gandhara/>.

## License & Copyright

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