This is a Public Domain image taken from the Metropolitan Museum of a "starving Buddha" with its head removed by plunderers for sale to antiquities thieves.
“Monsieur Pilleur and the Starving Buddha Head” is a reflective and satirical (fictional) short story about a middle-school teacher who stumbles upon a rare, emaciated Gandharan Buddha head in a Manhattan gallery during Asia Week.
His awe and moral concern clash with the suave, cynical attitudes of the art world, embodied by a mysterious figure named Pilleur who delights in owning looted antiquities.
Through their encounter, the story explores themes of spiritual insight, cultural theft and the seductive power of possession in a world where art is both sacred and commodified.
Please read the story here: Monsieur Pilleur and the Starving Buddha Head
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