Fragment of painted stucco with a row of worn figure faces, blue headdresses and scarves, and blue and white pigment along the top edge.

Celestial Figures, from Cave 224

A horizontal fragment of painted stucco shows several figures' faces and upper bodies in a row, with rounded faces, dark eyes, and blue-streaked headdresses or scarves against a worn ochre ground. Blue and white pigment bands run along the top edge, and areas of the surface are flaking and abraded.

Artist: Unidentified
Date: 4th-6th century
Medium: stucco with pigment
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 1232 × 380 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 600).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

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