~ Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin).
Period: Northern Qi dynasty (A.D. 550–577)
Date: ca. A.D. 550–560
Culture: China
Medium: Sandstone with pigment.
Source: metmuseum.org
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~ Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin).
Period: Northern Qi dynasty (A.D. 550–577)
Date: ca. A.D. 550–560
Culture: China
Medium: Sandstone with pigment.
~ Funerary Sculpture of Guardian Warrior. Date: A.D. 550 - 618 Place of origin: East Asia, China Period: Six Dynasties period, Northern Qi to Sui dynasty Culture: Chinese
~Stele with Shakyamuni and Maitreya. Date: ca. 570s Place of origin: China, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577)
~Buddhist Votive Stele. Date: 550–75 C.E. Medium: Gray limestone Culture: Chinese Period: Northern Qi dynasty (550–577 C.E.)