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Standing Bodhisattva with Hands in Anjali Mudra

Standing Bodhisattva with Hands in Anjali Mudra

Chinese

Standing figure of a Bodhisattva facing proper left with hands raised together in a gesture of adoration. Low sandstone relief from cave 3 (east wall) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province.

Sandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Eastern Wei, 534-550

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