Period:Unknown Production date:4thC-7thC
Materials:clay
Technique:mould-made (?), 模製 (Chinese),
Subjects:buddha
Dimensions:Height: 3.30 centimetres Width: 3 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of figure made of red clay. The object has the shape of a curled spiral that rises to point at centre. It represents a ringlet from the hair of the Buddha which, according to legend, grew back curly after he cut it as sign of his renunciation of earthly life.
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![图片[1]-figure BM-MAS.264-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01055742_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-figure BM-MAS.264-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01055745_001.jpg)
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Materials:clay
Technique:mould-made (?), 模製 (Chinese),
Subjects:buddha
Dimensions:Height: 3.30 centimetres Width: 3 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of figure made of red clay. The object has the shape of a curled spiral that rises to point at centre. It represents a ringlet from the hair of the Buddha which, according to legend, grew back curly after he cut it as sign of his renunciation of earthly life.
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