PUBLISHED: 'Ruins of Desert Cathay', vol. 2, pl. 270: 'Stucco heads, showing Graeco-Buddhist art influence, from ruined shrines, 'Ming-oi' site, Kara-shahr. Scale, one-third [in published version]. 1. Bearded head of classical type with Indian head-dress. 2, 3. Grotesque heads. 4. Shrouded head....
Gigantic roll of paper, with Sanskrit and 'unknown language' texts in Brahmin script, walled-up temple library, Tun-huang.
Scope & Content:
PUBLISHED: 'Ruins of Desert Cathay', vol. 2, pl. 193: 'Gigantic roll of paper, with Sanskrit and 'unknown language' texts in Brahmi script, from walled-up temple library, 'Thousand Buddhas,' Tun-huang. Scale, one-fifth [in published version]. A. shows the roll, which is over seventy feet long, p...
PUBLISHED: 'Ruins of Desert Cathay', vol. 2, pl. 275: 'Relievos and decorative carvings in wood, from ruined Buddhist shrines, 'Ming-oi' site and Khora. 1. Relievo panel, gilt, showing small seated Buddha. 2. Miniature Indo-Corinthian capital. 3. Miniature stele in Graeco-Buddhist style with rel...
PUBLISHED: 'Ruins of Desert Cathay', vol. 1, pl. 92 (upper half): 'Remains of ornamental wood carvings, mainly from ruins of Niya site. Scale, one-seventeenth [in published version]...1, 2, 6, 7, 8. Portions of cupboard decorated in Gandhara style. 3, 5. Wooden stamps with ornamental designs. 4....