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A Northern Wei period stone standing figure of a Bodhisattva,…
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Melbourne
Date:
17-Sep-2012
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Description:
A Northern Wei period stone standing figure of a Bodhisattva, 5th century A. D, the full bodied figure with feet exposed below a pleated gown with concentric folds wrapped and corded to the torso, softly draping over shoulders and continuing towards the two missing lower arms, the head flanked by ears with deeply cut lobing displaying a serene downcast gaze, the hair styled in precise overlapping waves and centered with two multi lobed whirls representing the urna all rising to the smoothly domed usnisha, all raised upon an upturned lotus and multi tiered base, 205 cm high.
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Unclassified