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This head probably comes from Shandong or Hebei province. Many comparable examples were unearthed from the ruins of temples in Qingzhou, Shandong, in 1996, and in Linzhang, Hebei, in 2012.
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北齊 彩繪塗金石雕佛頭
Title: Head of a Buddha
Period: Northern Qi dynasty (550–577)
Date: mid-6th century
Culture: China
Medium: Limestone with traces of pigment and gilding
Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); D. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2001
Accession Number: 2001.422
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