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Mogao Cave 384: Standing Bodhisattva

CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty (618–907); Clay
This Bodhisattva is located on the left side of the back (west) wall niche within the main chamber. The figure has a full face, indicative of the High Tang period (712-756). The hair is tied in a high topknot and the figure has smooth, white skin. The Bodhisattva wears necklaces and a stole with a long lower garment tied at the waist. The figure stands barefoot on a lotus pedestal in a tribhanga posture.

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