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... probably of Persian origin , measures 6 X 62 feet ( 1.8 X 2.0 metres ) . The central field has a checker- board design with a floral star pattern in each square . Of the two wide borders , the inner one shows a frieze of elk , the outer ...
... probably of Persian origin , measures 6 X 62 feet ( 1.8 X 2.0 metres ) . The central field has a checker- board design with a floral star pattern in each square . Of the two wide borders , the inner one shows a frieze of elk , the outer ...
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... probably about the 9th century . Roof tiles and finials have a brown or a green glaze and may be contem- porary with the Han dynasty . The wares of the Koryo dynasty ( 918-1392 , roughly corresponding to the Chinese Sung and Yuan ...
... probably about the 9th century . Roof tiles and finials have a brown or a green glaze and may be contem- porary with the Han dynasty . The wares of the Koryo dynasty ( 918-1392 , roughly corresponding to the Chinese Sung and Yuan ...
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... probably linked by a processional route with the temple of Mendut , in which three large stone im- ages - Buddha between Vajrapani and Avalokiteshvara- have been preserved . Although Mendut , with its almost square ground plan , is ...
... probably linked by a processional route with the temple of Mendut , in which three large stone im- ages - Buddha between Vajrapani and Avalokiteshvara- have been preserved . Although Mendut , with its almost square ground plan , is ...
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