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Group of stone sculptures at Longmen caves, near Luoyang, Henan province, China. Empress as Donor with Attendants, limestone relief with traces of colour, from Binyang cave, Longmen, Henan province, China, c. 522, Bei (Northern) Wei dynasty; in the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Stone sculptures in the Binyang cave, Longmen, Henan province, China, from the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534/535 ce). Longmen caves: disciples of Buddha
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Also Known As Lung-men caves
Date c. 386 - c. 907

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Group of stone sculptures at Longmen caves, near Luoyang, Henan province, China.
Empress as Donor with Attendants, limestone relief with traces of colour, from Binyang cave, Longmen, Henan province, China, c. 522, Bei (Northern) Wei dynasty; in the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Stone sculptures in the Binyang cave, Longmen, Henan province, China, from the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534/535 ce).
Longmen caves: disciples of Buddha
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