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Bugaiwuyulaike Temple: Apsara

CHINA, Xinjiang, Hotan; circa 5th–6th century; Gypsum; L: 16 cm; Hotan Cultural Museum, Xinjiang, China
This delicate statuette of an apsara was made of gypsum around the 5th to 6th century. It was excavated from the Buddhist ruins of Bugaiwuyulaike Temple. It was probably used as a wall decoration on one side of a Buddha image. The figure wears the hair in braids and is adorned with a few pieces of jewelry. There is a nimbus behind the head and both hands are holding garlands. The artist has produced a dynamic image of an apsara in flight.

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