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0321 On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks : vol.1
On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks : vol.1 / Page 321 (Color Image)

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[Photo] 79. ROWS OF SMALL BUDDHIST CAVE-TEMPLES, SEEN FROM THE SHRINE OF A COLOSSAL BUDDHA, IN SOUTHERN GROUP OF ‘THOUSAND BUDDHAS’ SITE, TUN-HUANG.

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doi: 10.20676/00000214
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Nan-shan range has cut its
overlain by huge ridges of
a short distance below the
hroad waste of rubble and
lebouches, there were first
es, mostly small, like trog-
atired to a distant Thebais.
ese recesses and the absence
f them, it seemed safe to
largely as quarters for

en hundreds of grottoes,
irregular tiers the sombre
f the cliff to the top of the
array for over half a mile,
ottoes all showed paintings
was visible of them from
containing colossal Buddha
ned; for in order to secure
co images of the Buddhas,
ber of halls had been exca-
providing light and access

there had been originally
g shape carved out of the
er wall the tempera paint-
surfaces had always been
exposed to view (Fig. 80).
ttechapels, whether origin-
een replaced by wooden
cayed. The galleries and