1919,0101,0.271

Description

Scope and content : Kha. i. E. 0048. Fresco fr., showing parts of three figs. painted on white or cream ground. In the centre an emaciated grey-haired and bearded fig. wearing a scanty green loin-cloth advances with bent back and knees to L. p., holding in R. hand a cord the other end of which is attached, in some way not visible, to a second, nimbate, fig. to R. p. wearing brown stole and jewelled necklet. The knee and portion of R. leg and Āsana of third fig. only visible. This fig. seems to be seated. Centre fig. is cleverly drawn and exhibits extraordinarily accurate observation. The external forms in regions of R. scapula and ilia are especially good. The face seems to be deliberately simian, with flattened nose, prominent jaws, strongly marked cleft in upper lip, and high prominent cheek bones. Other two figs. are probably of same type. Flesh in all dirty pink with red outlines. Execution rapid and precise. 4¼″ × 4″. Pl. XI. [Ser]