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Photograph of Dunhuang Mogao Cave 249, west wall, taken by Irene Vincent in 1948.
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1948
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height 20.5 centimetres, width 20.3 centimetres
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Scope and content : Plate 9, Irene Vongehr Vincent, 'The Sacred Oasis' (London, 1953). 2 copies. Captions reads: 'Central Buddha in alcove. Head and hands of this figure are restored, but wall painting is original.' Negative at Photo 1231/1(30).
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DHMG.
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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The Vincent Collection was generously donated by the photographers’ daughters and son in memory of their parents.
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