Fresco Fragment
C413A
From: China | Xinjiang | Kizil
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | C413A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | China | Xinjiang | Kizil |
| Period | Tang Dynasty |
| Date Made | ca. 750 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Clay | Gesso |
| Technique | Fresco |
| Iconography | Bodhisattva Head |
| Inscription Language | German Language |
| Description | Fresco fragment from Cave 179 of the Kizil caves. Head of bodhisattva, turned towards viewer's left. Possibly repainted. Previous retouching and attempts at conservation have distorted the quality of line and color and make attribution of site or date difficult. The inscription on the back of the piece reads: M[ing]. Ö[i]. Q[yzyl] gr[oße].Anlage II Schlucht II Höhle in D[er]. Ecke gefunden Translation: Ming-Öi, Kizil, Large structure, 2nd gorge, 2nd cave, found in the corner. |
| Height | 24.13 cm |
| Width | 22.86 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from A. W. Bahr, 1924 |
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