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Detail of an embroidered silk banner of the Buddha Sakyamuni preaching on Vulture Peak

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Detail of an embroidered silk banner of the Buddha Sakyamuni preaching on Vulture Peak, The Buddha stands with an almond shaped aureole behind which may be seen the rocky features of Mt Griddhkuta (Grdhrakuta)or Vulture Peak. Found in the Buddhist cave temples of Dunhuang, preserved in a sealed cave. China. Chinese. Tang dynasty, 618 906 AD.

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Werner Forman Archive/ Stein Collection, British Museum

Date

25 mai 2010

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

Notre référence

UMG12A40_413

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

22,9Mo (1,7Mo) / 27,3cm x 21,0cm / 3222 x 2480 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Textile Dieu Mythe Mythologie Religion Archéologie Art Bouddhisme Chinois Aurel Stein Tun Huang Soie Route Rue Chemin Asie Mythique Legende Grdhrakuta Collection Werner Forman