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A SUPERBLY CARVED MASSIVE WHITE MARBLE TORSO OF BUDDHA
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A SUPERBLY CARVED MASSIVE WHITE MARBLE TORSO OF BUDDHA
TANG DYNASTY, EARLY 8TH CENTURY
Carved seated in dhyanasana on a lotus pedestal with hexagonal base, the left hand lowered in bhumisparsamudra, the monastic robe hanging from one shoulder and falling in elegant folds over the petals of the lotus pedestal, the base with lotus petals carved around the second stage (extremity chips head missing)
47 1/2in. (120cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY, EARLY 8TH CENTURY
Carved seated in dhyanasana on a lotus pedestal with hexagonal base, the left hand lowered in bhumisparsamudra, the monastic robe hanging from one shoulder and falling in elegant folds over the petals of the lotus pedestal, the base with lotus petals carved around the second stage (extremity chips head missing)
47 1/2in. (120cm.) high