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北齊 彩繪石雕佛頭像
Title: Head of a Buddha
Period: Northern Qi dynasty (550–577)
Date: ca. 565–75
Culture: China (Southern Xiangtangshan)
Medium: Limestone with pigment
Dimensions: H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Roothbert, 1957
Accession Number: 57.176
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