A Chinese Grey Limestone Head of a Buddha, Shandong Province, Northern Qi dynasty, ca. 550 - 577 CE Sculpture - Bronze silver is not easily found

silver is not easily found in its pure metallic state

Dressed in elegant clothes with their hair arranged in elaborate coiffures

Ritual Body Painting

Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens

acquired from Achmed Saeedi

A Chinese Grey Limestone Head of a Buddha, Shandong Province, Northern Qi dynasty, ca. 550 - 577 CE Sculpture - Bronze silver is not easily foundThe serene meditative expression of this sculpture, rendered through the sensitive carving style and harmonious curves, epitomizes the high quality achieved by stone carvers in the Qi Dynasty. The oval face is accentuated with downcast eyes below gracefully arched eyebrows, the serene countenance centered with a pronounced long nose, above a bow shaped mouth, the lips tenderly lifted at the corners in a beatific smile, and framed by a pair of long