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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EAA-chi-025. Amida Fo (Amitabha Buddha) under two antlered, whiskered, quadrupede, four-clawed, swirling long (?) dragons, intertwined with the peony or chrysanthemum flower stems, and pursuing the baozhu wish-granting flaming pearl. |
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| Yellow-grey sand-stone, polychrome paint | Sculpture, painted high relief (North wall, carved decora-tion, painted, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen (r. 471-499 AD), 471-494 AD; later modifications |
Yungang Shiku (Hill of Clouds Grot-toes) Cave Complex, Datong, Shanxi, North China |
Cave 11 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Chinese Expedition, 29 August - 1 October 2011). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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