Head of an Attendant Bodhisattva, 北齊 北響堂山中窟 彩繪石雕菩薩頭像（石灰岩）, Northern Qi dynasty (550–577), ca. 565–75, China, Limestone with pigment, H. 32 in. (81.3 cm); W. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); approx. D. 12 in. (30.5 cm), Sculpture, This head once belonged to a towering bodhisattva who presided over the entrance to the Central Cave at Northern Xiangtangshan. This site, which consists of only three cave temples with colossal figural sculptures, was once strategically located on the route between the capital at Ye and Jinyang, in Shanxi province
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Head, Attendant, Bodhisattva, 北齊 北響堂山中窟 彩繪石雕菩薩頭像（石灰岩�, Northern Qi dynasty, 550–577, ca, 565–75, China, Limestone, pigment, H, 32, 81.3 cm, W, 17 1/2, 44.5, approx, D, 12, 30.5, Sculpture, head, towering bodhisattva, presided, entrance, Central Cave, Xiangtangshan, site, consists, three cave, temples, colossal figural, sculptures, strategically located, route, capital, Ye, Jinyang, Shanxi province
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