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LOT 2267
Chinese Wei Terracotta Buddha Brick
NORTHERN WEI, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
12 1/2 in. (3.18 kg, 31.5 cm).
Displaying nimbate Buddha standing in a niche on a lotus flower base, with his left hand in abhaya mudra and his right hand in varada mudra.
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong collection, 1990s.
From a London, UK, collection.
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