Period:Unknown Production date:8thC
Materials:stucco
Technique:painted
Dimensions:Height: 4.50 centimetres Width: 3.90 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of a statue made of painted stucco. The object is decorated with three spirals representing the hair of the Buddha, which, according to legend, grew back curly after he cut it as a sign of his renunciation of earthly life. Traces of blue pigments are clearly visible.
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![图片[2]-figure BM-MAS.388-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01146761_001.jpg)
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Materials:stucco
Technique:painted
Dimensions:Height: 4.50 centimetres Width: 3.90 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of a statue made of painted stucco. The object is decorated with three spirals representing the hair of the Buddha, which, according to legend, grew back curly after he cut it as a sign of his renunciation of earthly life. Traces of blue pigments are clearly visible.
IMG
![图片[2]-figure BM-MAS.388-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01146761_001.jpg)
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