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Mogao Caves: Monk

CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty to Five Dynasties (618–960); Clay; H: 28.4 cm; British Museum, London, United Kingdom
This realistic niche figure is from the Mogao Caves. The monk wears a hood and sits cross-legged with hands hidden in the sleeves of his robe, the hem of which is painted in gold.

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