Collection object "MAS.1022" • Stucco relief head.

Title

Stucco relief head.

Date

500 to 699

Find site

Mingoi site

Measurement

height 13.4 centimetres, width 7.6 centimetres

Material

stucco

Language / script

not applicable

Description

Scope and content : Mi. xi. 0062. Stucco relief head of type *Mi. xi. 00. Head-dress type b with twelve-petalled rosette with bead border, at base of top-knot. Lobes of both ears and curl issuing from top-knot missing. Nose damaged. Chin to crown 2¾″. Pl. CXXXIV. [Ser]

Institution

British Museum

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

Min.

Stein site number

Mi.xi.0062

Find site description

Site near Shorchuk, Karashahr, 20-30 miles east of Lake Baghrash on the northern arm of the Silk Road. It is called 'Ming-oi' meaning the 'Thousand Houses' and consists of an extensive collection of Buddhist shrines. Stein excavated there on his second expedition to Chinese Central Asia. Hedin and Grünwedel had excavated there previously.

Short description : Buddhist Caves north of Korla

The British Museum Reproduced by kind permission of the Trustees of the British Museum

MAS.1022