GREY CALCION BODHISATTVA HEAD, China, possibly Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) The face serene, slightly smiling, the forehead girded with a diadem carved with flowers and foliage, the elongated ears wearing earrings, marble base; the face possibly restored, breakage glued to the diadem, visible accidents H. 26.5 cm (10 ½ in. without the base) Provenance: By tradition, former collection of André Malraux A gray limestone head of bodhisattva, China, possibly Northern Wei dynasty (386-534) 北魏 石灰岩菩萨首 来源：传曾为法国前文化部长安德烈-马尔罗 (AndréMalraux) 先生旧藏

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