Sunday, October 8, 2017

Buddha (Fragment) MMA

Buddha
(Fragment from a Larger Stele)
東魏 彩繪石雕佛像殘碑
(石灰岩)
Period:   Eastern Wei dynasty (534–550)
Culture:  China
Date:      Mid-6th century

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Medium:    Limestone with traces of pigment
Classification:    Sculpture 
Dimensions:    H. 31 1/2 in. (80 cm); W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); D. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); Diam. (base): 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 206
 
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/42709


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