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Balarama, bronze sculpture from Kurkihar, Bihar, early 9th century; in the Patna Museum, Patna, Bihar, India.

Pala-style bronze Buddha, c. 9th century ce; in the Nalanda Museum, Bihar, India.

A Buddhist divinity, painting on palm leaf, Pala period, c. 12th century; in a private collection.

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