[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Head of a Bodhisattva # Head of a Bodhisattva The fine carving of this head indicates that it belonged to a standing bodhisattva image of very high quality. (Bodhisattva is the name given to one on the path to becoming a buddha.) It has an elaborate headdress, constructed of ribbons and jewels. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 150–300 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-4-1919](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-4-1919) · Pramāṇa