Stone panel carved in low relief with narrative scenes

China

stonesculpture

Date

Northern Wei dynasty (386–535), c. 525

Medium

Limestone

Dimensions

49 × 103.5 × 3.5 cm (19 5/16 × 40 3/4 × 1 7/16 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Ardith Lauerman Fund; Louise Lutz, Samuel M. Nickerson and Russell Tyson endowments

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