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On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks : vol.1 | |
中央アジア踏査記 : vol.1 |
124 THE RUINS OF MIRAN
CH. VII
carried by youthful figures, true Putti. Among these wingless cupids alternated with figures wearing the Phrygian cap and unmistakably copied from the Persian god Mithra worshipped throughout the Roman Empire. In the hollows of the undulating festoon there rose alternatively heads and busts of men and girls. All of them by the expression of the faces, the dress and the objects carried in their hands, seemed as if meant to convey frank enjoyment of life. No relation whatever to Buddhist worship or mythology was to be traced either in these figures or those far better preserved which were seen between the garland-carrying Putti in the southern hemicycle of the dado. Among them were graceful girls, richly adorned with flowers, carrying a decanter and cup; playing on a guitar, etc. (Fig. 56) . In their faces Greek features seemed to mingle with others strangely reminiscent of Levantine or Circassian types of beauty, while the elaborate hair-dress pointed to the Near East or Iran.
Still more remarkable perhaps were the strikingly varied types presented by the male busts. There were youths with heads quite Roman in look; their right hand was raised with some fingers stretched out and others bent under, just as if engaged in the classical game of Mora. Other busts with heavy beards, abundant hair and rich dress, were unmistakably meant to represent barbarians from the north or east. The expression of the eyes, the broad lips, the low forehead seemed to convey frank devotion to the good things of this world; and a transparent goblet raised against the breast marks it still more plainly. In marked contrast to these representatives of Western and Northern manhood was to be seen the bust of a young Indian prince.
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