Stele with Buddha and attendant bodhisattvas

China

Style of Northern Qi dynasty (550–577)

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仿北齊石造像
Title: Stele with Buddha and attendant bodhisattvas
Period: Style of Northern Qi dynasty (550–577)
Culture: China
Medium: Black stone
Dimensions: H. 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm); W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1947
Object Number: 47.6
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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