Two Carved Stone Bodhisattva Heads

Description:

Two Carved Stone Bodhisattva Heads, China, Tang dynasty style, both with angled downcast eyes and full lips, one with elongated earlobes and a tall headdress, the other with hair parted in sections pulled into a topknot, mounted on modern wood stands, head lg. to 6, stand ht. 9 1/4 in.
Estimate $300-500

multiple signs of age wear and tear to stones with abrasions to some details, heavy soiling and surface encrustations.


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