Dragon Finial

Information

Title

Dragon Finial

龙顶

Creator

unknown

Work Type

figures

reliefs

Date

534-550 C.E.

Period

Eastern Wei

Cultural Context

Chinese

Buddhism

Material

sandstone

Technique

carving

Measurements

(cm) 29 height, 30 width

Capture Date

2017-05-26 10:50:08

File Format

image

Descriptions and Subjects

Work Description

The head of a dragon is a finial from the top of a column in Cave 2.

此龙头来自2号窟佛龛柱顶部。

Image Description

overall view, front

全景，正面

Subjects

dragons

Rights and Identifier

Image Rights

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Image Source

Idemitsu Museum of Arts

Image ID

IMA-7746-P1MP.jpg