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0090 Wall Paintings from Ancient Shrines in Central Asia : vol.1
Wall Paintings from Ancient Shrines in Central Asia : vol.1 / Page 90 (Color Image)

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doi: 10.20676/00000259
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of these pedestal-like objects never appears; and, at present, it is impossible to
determine their nature or purpose.
The other three figures, of which the second has been almost obliterated and all
of whom have lost their heads, are similar in type, but of these the first wears a
green robe, the second dull red, and the third dark grey. In front of each is a line of
Uigur writing; and between the second and third is another 'pedestal'. All outlines
are black. The background is white and the tiled foreground as in the last.
O19. This is similar in character to O20I, with the difference that there is only
one man, who wears a dull red robe; and that there is a second 'pedestal' of a
slightly different type. Both pedestals are coloured red and yellow.

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