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Head of a Buddha by Charles Lang Freer, Yamanaka and Co., buddha — VisualArtsDB

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Head of a Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Charles Lang Freer Yamanaka and Co.buddha

500

Medium: Limestone with traces of pigment and gilding
Genre: Sculpture
Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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Period of Division (220 - 589)UrnaChinese ArtArttempleCharles Lang Freer collectionNorthern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)gilding

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