Figure
Unknown artist
Medium: Ivory, wood
Dimensions: H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Classification: Ivories
Culture: China
Period: late Tang dynasty (618–907)
Themes: Bodhisattvas, Buddhism
Gift of A. W. Bahr, 1958
Date range
618 – 907
Largest dimension
9.8 cm
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