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Torso of a bodhisattva                                   Head of a bodhisattva
Tang dynasty (618-907)                                   Tang dynasty (618-907)
                                                         Marble with gold; h. 15.7 cm
Marble; h. no x w. 35 cm
Unearthed in 1959 in the precincts of the Daminggong, a  Unearthed in [959 at the Anc.uo Temple site, Xi'an.
                                                         Shaanxi Province
Ting dynasty imperial palace in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province  Forest of Steles Museum. Xi'an
forest of Steles Museum, Xi'an

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