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                                  A WHITE MARBLE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA

                                     TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
                                      The face is carved with a small mouth and elongated eyes below arched brows. The hair is pulled up into a
                                      tall topknot and adorned with a delicate, foliate headdress draped with beads and tied with ribbons at the
                                      sides.
                                      5æ in. (14.6 cm.) high, wood stand
                                      $10,000-15,000

                                                          PROVENANCE

                                      Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1970.
                                  唐 石雕菩薩頭像

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