Portrait of an Enlightened Teacher

13th century

17.6 cm 20.5 cm 15.2 cm

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This engaging portrait suggests that a sculptor sometimes relied on his own creativity rather than on the rules and schemes that governed the production of images of the gods. The unidentified teacher was clearly thought to have reached an enlightened condition, because the po...

Sculpture

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35380
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sculpture
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normalized
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Claude de Marteau, Brussels, Belgium [date and mode of acquisition unknown] John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, August 1973, by purchase.
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CC0
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en
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6
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