Bodhisattvas and Monks, from Cave 224

A fragmentary mural on a tan plaster ground, with blue and green pigment remnants. A small standing figure with a dark face and jeweled ornaments is at center, beside a large pale head with a broad face and a second head at left. Cracked, flaking surface.

Artist

Unidentified

Date

4th-6th century

Medium

stucco with pigment

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

1980 × 2240 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum