Head of a Bodhisattva, Khotan Kingdom, 6th–7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Red clay with traces of color, 9 x 6 x 5 in. (22.9 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm), Sculpture, The delicate modeling of the hair and face provide a sense of the sophisticated sculptural production at Rawak. Early photographs show that this bodhisattva originally had an elaborate topknot, suggestive of the figure of the future Buddha Maitreya
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Head, Bodhisattva, Khotan Kingdom, 6th–7th century, China, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Red clay, traces, color, 9 x 6 5, 22.9 15.2 12.7 cm, Sculpture, delicate, modeling, hair, face provide, sense, sophisticated sculptural, production, Rawak, Early photographs, bodhisattva originally, elaborate topknot, suggestive, figure, future Buddha, Maitreya
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