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55mm slide

Photo 1231/6(86)

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Title

Photograph by John Vincent of the Dunhuang Mogao Cave 458 in 1948.

Date

1948

Find site

Dunhuang Mogao

Measurement

height 5.5 centimetres, width 5.5 centimetres

Language / script

not applicable

Subject

Buddhism

Description

Scope and content : Photograph by John Vincent of Dunhuang Mogao Cave 458 in 1948 captioned in his list as 'Details of northern figures in 4/7 [Photo 1231/6(43)]. Full sun.' Duplicate at Photo 1231/6(45).

Institution

British Library

Provenance

Vincents 1948-9

Find site identifier

DHMG.

Find site description

Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang

Sponsors

The Vincent Collection was generously donated by the photographers’ daughters and son in memory of their parents.

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