early 8th century
Seated Buddha, both hands missing. From north wall of cave 21 at Tianlongshan, Shanxi province
H. 109.5 x W. 75 x D. 47 cm (43 1/8 x 29 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.) Weight 699 lb.
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, May 11, 1936] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1936-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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