Head, unknown provenance; Tibetan culture; monks, disciples; Tibetan Buddhist art, Buddhist art; faces; 19th–20th century; Tibet place of origin ?; figurine sculpture; height 8.9 cm, width 3.5 cm., A dark brown and black sculpted object resembling a reclining human head with closed eyes rests on a flat base; the surface shows variations of brown, rust, and black tones with a slightly rough, mottled texture, and the form includes curved facial contours, a prominent nose, lips, and an outline suggesting hair or a cap, all set against a light gray background.
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Head, unknown provenance; Tibetan culture; monks, disciples; Tibetan Buddhist art, Buddhist art; faces; 19th–20th century; Tibet place of origin ?; figurine sculpture; height 8.9 cm, width 3.5 cm., A dark brown and black sculpted object resembling a reclining human head with closed eyes rests on a flat base; the surface shows variations of brown, rust, and black tones with a slightly rough, mottled texture, and the form includes curved facial contours, a prominent nose, lips, and an outline suggesting hair or a cap, all set against a light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A28_354

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Head unknown provenance Tibetan culture monks disciples Tibetan Buddhist art Buddhist art faces 19th–20th century Tibet place origin figurine sculpture height 8.9 cm width 3.5 cm dark brown black sculpted object resembling reclining human head closed eyes rests flat base surface variations brown rust black tones slightly rough mottled texture form includes curved facial contours prominent nose lips outline suggesting hair cap set light gray background.

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