Stele with the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) and Mahasthamaprapta (Dashizi), Tang dynasty (618–907), mid- to late 7th century, China (Henan province), Limestone with traces of pigment, H. 64 1/2 in. (163.8 cm); W. 35 3/4 in. (90.8 cm); D. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm), Sculpture, The two bodhisattvas seen here can be identified by the symbols on their headdresses: the figure on the right is Avalokiteshvara (as indicated by the presence of a small Buddha), and the figure on the left, wearing the symbol of a vase, is Mahasthamaprapta
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Stele, Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara, Guanyin, Mahasthamaprapta, Dashizi, Tang dynasty, 618–907, mid, late 7th century, China, Henan province, Limestone, traces, pigment, H, 64 1/2, 163.8 cm, W, 35 3/4, 90.8, D, 12, 32.4, Sculpture, two, bodhisattvas, identified, symbols, headdresses, figure, right, Avalokiteshvara, indicated, presence, small Buddha, left, wearing, symbol, vase
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