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Mogao Caves: Head of Mahakasyapa

CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty (618–907); Clay; H: 27 cm; Guimet Museum of Asian Art, Paris, France
This sculpture was found in Mogao Cave 17 and portrays an elderly Mahakasyapa with knitted eyebrows and wrinkled forehead. Though he was known for ascetic spirituality, the direct gaze and smiling mouth suggest an engaging personality.

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