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Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)
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Sandstone with pigment, Northern Qi dynasty (550–577), China
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Sackler Collections Purchase The Sackler Fund 1965
Title: Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)
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Sandstone with pigment, Northern Qi dynasty (550–577), China.
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