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Stele with Maitreya (19.12a); Standing bodhisattva (Maitreya?) (19.12b); Standing Buddha (19.12c)
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Stone with traces of pigment (19.12a); stone (19.12b c), Style of Northern Wei dynasty perhaps late 19th–early 20th century (19.12a); Northern Wei dynasty (386–534) (19.12b c), China
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Title: Stele with Maitreya (19.12a); Standing bodhisattva (Maitreya?) (19.12b); Standing Buddha (19.12c)
Description:
Stone with traces of pigment (19.
12a); stone (19.
12b c), Style of Northern Wei dynasty perhaps late 19th–early 20th century (19.
12a); Northern Wei dynasty (386–534) (19.
12b c), China.
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