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Dr Stein’s remarkable discoveries in Chinese Turkestan.


10 scenes of Dr Stein’s remarkable discoveries in Chinese Turkestan: 1. Buddhist cave-temples of "the ten thousand buddhas" in Canon of Ta-his stream in western Nan-shan 2. Stucco relievo heads from a frieze of a reined temple at the Ming-oi site in Karashahr 3. Buddhist cave-temples of "the ten thousand buddhas" 4. A portino of the ancient frontier-wall 5. The ruin of an ancient fort with walls 6. A ruined watch-tower on the ancient Chinese frontier-wall in the deser west of Tun-huang 7. Wall of a site near An-hsi in Kansu 8. A large fresco painting in one of the cave-temples of "the ten thousand buddhas" 9. Stucco relievos from a Frize of a ruined temple at the Ming-oi site in Karashahr 10. A group of colossal painted status in Stucco

Source Illustrated London News, 1909-06-12
Format 1 print : engraving, black and white ; 40 x 56 cm
Publisher London : Publisher not identified
Year 1909
HKBU Library collection Illustrations from British historical newspapers
Work type Print
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