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Head of an attendant figure

  • Description

    This fragment of a wall-painting was collected by the German archaeologist Albert von Le Coq on his fourth Central Asian expedition in 1913-14.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › China › Xinjiang › Kyzil (Buddhist caves) (place of creation)
    Date
    5th - 6th century AD (AD 401 - 600)
    Associated people
    Albert von Le Coq (1860 - 1930) (excavator)
    Material and technique
    paint on a thin layer of plaster; mud and straw support
    Dimensions
    frame 28.5 x 24.5 x 8 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 20 x 13 cm irregular, max. (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › cement/plaster,
    inorganic,
    organic › vegetal › stem
    Technique index
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    painted
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Bequeathed by Basil Gray, 1990.
    Accession no.
    EA1990.1243

Location

    • Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600

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