Probably Avalokitésvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion

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Probably Avalokitésvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion

China, Henan Province, Longmen Buddhist cave chapels, Middle Tang dynasty, about 700-800
Sculpture
Carved limestone
Height: 23 in. (58.42 cm)
Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Fund (M.57.13.1)
Not currently on public view