Head of a bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), 12th-13th century, 30 3/8 x 16 1/2 x 19 3/4in. ( x x ), Limestone, China, 12th-13th century, Sculpted during the Jin or Yuan dynasties, this fully modeled, dignified, and elaborately detailed head reflects the splendor of Buddhist sculpture of the preceding Song dynasty (960–1279). The highly detailed two-tier crown, decorated with dragons and phoenixes, mimics ornate gold crowns excavated from royal burial tombs in northern China. In the front of the crown is a roundel on a lotus base containing a Tibetan character

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