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Torso of a Bodhisattva
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Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara mondern Peshawar region)
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Lila Acheson Wallace Gift 1995
Title: Torso of a Bodhisattva
Description:
Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara mondern Peshawar region).
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