2nd-3rd century CE
14.8 x 7.4 x 4 cm (5 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
[Blumka Gallery, New York, NY, April 26, 1969], sold; to Max Falk, New York, NY, (1969-1993), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1993.
Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
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