Period:Unknown Production date:8thC
Materials:stucco, gold (?),
Technique:painted, gilded,
Dimensions:Height: 4.90 centimetres Width: 4.20 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of a statue made of painted and gilded stucco. The object is decorated with four 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. Painted in blue with a broad strip of gilding.
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![图片[1]-figure BM-MAS.378-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01146411_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-figure BM-MAS.378-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_01146413_001.jpg)
Comments:
Materials:stucco, gold (?),
Technique:painted, gilded,
Dimensions:Height: 4.90 centimetres Width: 4.20 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of a statue made of painted and gilded stucco. The object is decorated with four 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. Painted in blue with a broad strip of gilding.
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