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NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (386-535), LONGMEN CAVES
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A VERY RARE DARK-GREY STONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (386-535), LONGMEN CAVES
The long, slender face flanked by elongated ears and carved with full mouth and straight nose rising to curved brows elegantly arched over the eyes, the head surmounted by a flared crown, with remains of white pigment
11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) high, wood stand
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (386-535), LONGMEN CAVES
The long, slender face flanked by elongated ears and carved with full mouth and straight nose rising to curved brows elegantly arched over the eyes, the head surmounted by a flared crown, with remains of white pigment
11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
C. Edward Wells, Bridgewater, Connecticut, 1963.
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