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Head of a Guardian Figure (dvarapala)

Head of a Guardian Figure (dvarapala)

Chinese

Head of guardian figure from entrance to cave 17 (west side) at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province

Light gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Tang dynasty, 618-907

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