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Bal. 0116. Fresco fr. Haloed fig., perhaps Maitreya, seated
European fashion on lotus cushion. Feet rest on lotus
footstool with toes turned well out ; knees wide apart.
Outer robe brown ; under garment white, showing at
ankles and R. hip. R. arm bare ; painted yellow, all
other parts broken away. R. and L. adoring attendant
figs. To R. p. vertical bands of red, from behind which
one of the attendants is looking. Lotus cushion has
frill of green suggesting petals, and top chequered to
suggest seed-table ; lotus rests on square mat. Colour
much abraded. Backing as Bal. 0117. 6½″×5¼″.

Bal. 0117. Fresco fr., showing kneeling (?) fig. of youth,
with shaven head and tuft of hair at side, dressed in
long buff coat ; black belt with four short tabs (sword
slings ?) at L. side, and black boots. Reaches up with R.
hand, in which is brush or chisel, performing some opera-
tion on pyramidal shrine (outlined red), on base of which
are portions of two written chars. (Brāhmī) in black.
Background above, dark red ; below shrine and fig.
a black band on which are rows of triangular shapes
composed of red and white dots. Across R. upper corner
diagonal bands of grey and pink. Fine fibrous mud,
backed with coarse. 7″×6¼″.

Bal. 0118. Fresco fr. of predella, showing donors kneeling
to L. p., hands together holding lotus buds. Front fig.
bearded on chin ; cheeks shaven, moustache, full eyes,
black hair hanging to shoulders ; wears close-fitting narrow-
waisted long coat, buff, with collar, cuffs and band down
front and round skirt of orange spotted diagonally with
white ; also black belt, with slings in front holding sword
(or knife) and kidney-shaped pouch at hip.
Second fig. (front only) similar, but coat only to hips.
Ground dark red. The whole closely resembles second and
third figs. in Ser. iv. Pl. CXXVI, Tar. 009. 6″×7″.

Bal. 0119. Fresco fr. ; upper part of Buddha ¾ to R. p. ;
brown robe, green vesica, buff nimbus, red brown back-
ground divided from band of purple brown to R. p. by
thin white line. Style and type of Ser. iv. Pl. XI, Kha. i.
0054. 7″×6″.

Bal. 0120. Fresco fr. ; Buddha, seated ¾ to R. p. in
meditation, as in Buddha diapers. Red robe, green
(perished) halo. To R. p., border of buff imbricated
scales and edge of red-outlined nimbus, similar to those
on Bal. 05. a., to which fr. evidently belongs. 9¼″×7¼″.

Bal. 0121. Fresco fr., showing part of two figs. kneeling
side by side, hands together in adoration, ¾ to L. On
R., haloed warrior fig., heels and L. side lost. Armour
generally resembling that found on Lokapālas (cf. Ser. iv.
Pl. LXXXIV, LXXXV), but not treated in detail. Fig.
has necklace, bracelets, mass of black hair falling behind
R. shoulder.
On L., boy ; details of dress effaced except for close-
fitting tunic with square-cut neck and snake (?) hood or
cowl, the snake's head and neck rising erect above the
boy's. Drawn in red outline with touches only of black,
and washes of white or grey ; background behind boy, pale

green. Before knees of figs. is a cable-like band, painted
blue, outlined red. 4¾″×3¼″.

Bal. 0122. Fresco fr. Flat fr. of fine stucco, with re-
mains of painting on front and back. On one, part of
Buddha (?) face, drawn in red and black ; on other, fr.
of blue border orn. with scrolls in red and white. 6″×3″.

Bal. 0123. Fresco fr., with painted surface front and
back like the preceding. Obv. Buddha head, ¾ to L.,
looking down ; curved features. Rev. in L. corner, small
Buddha head, ¾ to R. Remainder is white with red
outlines and traces of blue flower orn. ; subject indistin-
guishable. Gr. M. 5¾″×6¾″.

Bal. 0124. Fresco fr., split off a double-fronted piece
like the preceding. Remains only of Buddha head ¾ to
R. and curving lotus stem, in white and red. 4″×2¼″.

Bal. 0125. a-b. Two fresco frs., portions of one design
but not joining ; evidently from double-fronted painting
like the preceding, showing number of small scattered
Buddhas seated in meditation. Rough work. Gr. fr. 7¼″
×6″.

Bal. 0126. Fresco fr., showing part of lotus plant,
one flower supporting a seated Buddha (fragmentary).
Colouring mostly white, with red outlines, on plain green
background ; some blue. Gr. M. 5¼″.

Bal. 0127. Fresco fr., showing girl kneeling in adoration
¾ to R., lotus-bud between hands. Drawn entirely in
red outline with black eyes, eyebrows, and hair. Latter
parted in middle and done in roll round neck ; dress
apparently a long jacket, no detail shown. Object of
adoration, a standing Buddha whose R. foot rests on
large lotus, almost completely effaced. 5¼″×7¼″.

Bal. 0128. Fresco fr., painted front and back as Bal.
0123, and showing on R. orig. R. edge slightly curved.
Obv. slightly curved green and pink border of vesica,
with fr. of red robe and outstretched hand within. Rev.
by edge, blue border orn. with red and white plant design ;
within Buddha seated ¾ to R. 8″×5¾″.

Bal. 0129. Misc. fresco frs., on thin fine layer of
stucco, evidently facing of one side of double-fronted
painting like the preceding. Three frs., apparently adjoin-
ing, showing hanging L. hand and flying white stole, out-
lined red, with kneeling fig. (yellow) in blue Dhōtī on R.
Chief of other frs., not joining, show (a) male face (Ganeia ?),
in white peaked cap, ¾ to R. ; (b) L. bent arm and part
of body of male (?) fig., arm covered with long clinging
sleeve in red and white ; (c) seed vessel in middle of white
lotus. Gr. M. 4″.

Bal. 0130-2. Three fresco frs. 0131 and 0132 show
impress of reeds on back of clay ; 0130 painted on each
side. 0132 shows seated fig. ¾ to L., prob. monk, against
blue background. Colour gone from robe ; face lost
above chin. Much effaced. 0131, perhaps adjoining,
shows face of monk ¾ to L., with green circular nimbus.
0130 shows Buddha head, ¾ to R., with grey circular
nimbus, and blue vesica red-rimmed. Flesh white, out-

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