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A LIMESTONE BUDDHA HEAD, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY
Reference
1102
£40,000
Of Qingzhou type, Shangdong Province
Stylistically similar to the Qingzhou hoard of buddhist stone sculptures, discovered in 1996, which had lain buried since the twelfth century at the site of the Longxing Temple in Qingzhou, Shandong Province.
Stylistically similar to the Qingzhou hoard of buddhist stone sculptures, discovered in 1996, which had lain buried since the twelfth century at the site of the Longxing Temple in Qingzhou, Shandong Province.
| Year | Circa 549 - 577 |
|---|---|
| Provenance | Hong Kong collection |
| Literature | Return of the Buddha, The Qingzhou Discoveries, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2002, a standing Buddha, cat. no. 21., page 125. |
| Condition | Excavated fragment |
