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Stucco relief figure.
Date
500 to 699
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Measurement
height 22.4 centimetres, width 14.7 centimetres
Material
Language / script
Description
Scope and content : Mi. xi. 0064. Stucco relief fig.; young male type, wearing jewelled necklace, armlets, crossed bands, and veil or mantle as in *Mi. xi. 00 series, but head and fig. of wholly different character. A scarf with heavy scalloped border is also worn over L. shoulder, passing under R. arm and covering part of jewelled bands. Mantle is broken away close to fig., except over L. shoulder, where it stands up high; but it followed the arms closely to elbow, where both arms were held forward at right angles. Its possible relation to the head-dress is not clear. Both arms are broken short, R. at wrist and L. at elbow. [Ser]
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Find site identifier
Min.
Stein site number
Mi.xi.0064
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
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