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Lokapāla, prob. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Guardian of the East.
Date
800 to 899
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Measurement
height 63 centimetres, width 67 centimetres
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Description
Scope and content : Ch. liv. 003. Fr. of large silk painting showing upper part of Lokapāla, prob. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Guardian of the East, more than life-size. Edges broken all round. Very fine work, the drawing vigorous and the colouring brilliant and in excellent condition.
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DHMG.
Stein site number
Ch.liv.003
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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