Head of Buddha, Khotan Kingdom, 6th–7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Red clay with traces of color, H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Sculpture, This unfired head is related to fifth- to seventh-century clay sculpture from Afghanistan, especially in the treatment of the eyebrows and in the hairstyle of three rows of curls. The site of Rawak comprises a cruciform stupa (relic mound) based on architecture established in Afghanistan and Gandhara; the enclosing wall of this sacred precinct was embellished with hundreds of clay Buddhas and bodhisattvas such as this one
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Head, Buddha, Khotan Kingdom, 6th–7th century, China, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Red clay, traces, color, H, 10, 25.4 cm, W, 7, 17.8, D, Sculpture, unfired, head, related, fifth, seventh-century, sculpture, Afghanistan, treatment, eyebrows, hairstyle, three rows, curls, site, Rawak comprises, cruciform stupa, relic mound, based, architecture established, Gandhara, enclosing wall, sacred precinct, embellished, hundreds, clay Buddhas, bodhisattvas
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