Early Buddhist votive offering China Southern and Northern Dynasties to Five Dynasties Second half of 1st millennium AD. (6th-10th century) Height 12 cm, width 10 cm Buddhist votive offering made of soapstone. Probably representation from the life of Buddha: seated figure, through the Ushnisha recognizable as Siddharta Gautama, opposite him a kneeling man in early medieval military costume. On the base on two sides probably consecration inscription, but due to chipping and weathering is no longer completely preserved . A highly interesting testimony from the first peak of Buddhism in China. We guarantee the specified age!