A polychrome carved stone stele, Northern Wei / Northern Qi dynasty | 北魏 / 北齊 石雕觀音三尊像

A polychrome carved stone stele 

Northern Wei / Northern Qi dynasty

北魏 / 北齊 石雕觀音三尊像

carved in high relief with Guanyin standing at the center of a wide rectangular plinth, the Goddess of Compassion framed by a tall petal-shaped mandorla and flanked at either side by a haloed standing attendant, each of the three figures positioned atop a lotus blossom, Guanyin dressed in robes, a dhoti, and a lobed diadem with the head bowed and the pendent left hand and raised right hand each holding an object, the robed attendants with their heads bowed and hands clasped at the chest within sleeves, traces of red, black, and green pigment throughout, the reverse unadorned, the base drilled and affixed to a wood stand (2)

Height 13 ⅞ in., 35.2 cm