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Bodhisattva in pensive pose
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Limestone, Northern Wei dynasty (386–534), China
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Fletcher Fund 1939
Title: Bodhisattva in pensive pose
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Limestone, Northern Wei dynasty (386–534), China.
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