Overview
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Fragment of painted silk.
Date
800 to 999
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Measurement
height 6.5 centimetres, width 40 centimetres
Material
Language / script
Description
Scope and content : Rectangular fragment of monochrome plain woven textile made of white silk, painted in ink and colours with two birds flying up towards a flaming jewel or jewelled canopy, clouds and flower scrolls.
Institution
Historical information
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DHMG.
Stein site number
not known
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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