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Votive panel or book cover with standing Buddha (upper portion)
Kizil, Cave above the Cave with the Coffered Ceiling. 14C date: 245-340 CE. 46.3 x 10 cm. (full size)
MIK III 7591
Pub.: AASR, no. 39, p. 107; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 182
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Head of a Bodhisattva
Kizil. Cave of the Statues (No. 77). 5th c. Painted clay. 38 cm.
MIK III 7920
Pub.: AASR, no. 11, p. 71; MIAB, p. 107
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Scene of the Buddha preaching (including the cowherd Nanda)
Kizil, Cave of the Statues (no. 77). 14C date: 406-425. Wall painting. 60 x 33, 82 x 62 cm.
MIK III 8838, 8840
Pub.: AASR, no. 9, p. 66
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Vajrapani
Kizil, Cave of the Statues (no. 77). 14C date: 407-425. Wall painting. 57 x 70 cm.
MIK III 8839
Pub.: AASR, no. 10, p. 69; Yaldiz, p. 78; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 191
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Two-headed Buddha (upper half)
Kizil, Cave of the Helmeted (no. 58). 7th c. Painting on wood. 25.7 x 7.4 cm. (full size)
MIK III 7391
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A god and a female musician
Kizil, Cave no.171. 14C date: 417-435. Wall painting. 209 x 134 cm.
MIK III 8420
Pub.: MIAB, p. 96; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 180
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Mahakasyapa
Kizil, Cave above the largest cave. 14C date: 422-529. Wall painting. 46.5 x 71 cm.
MIK III 8373a
Pub.: AASR, no. 20, p. 83; IFB, no. 68, p. 259; Kez'ier shi ku, pl. 186
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Portrait of a Malla Prince
Kizil, Cave above the largest cave. 14C date: 422-529. Wall painting. 59 x 65.5 cm.
MIK III 8373b
pub.: Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 187
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Tocharian Princes
Kizil, Cave of the Sixteen Sword-Bearers (no. 8). 14C date: 432-538 AD. Wall painting. 153 x 170 cm.
MIK III 8691
Pub.: AASR, no. 107, p. 168; MIAB, p. 102; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 178
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The Buddha preaching
Kizil, Foot-washing Cave (no. 206). 14C date: 343-410. Wall painting. 103.5 x 103
MIK III 8649a
Pub.: AASR, no. 31, p. 95; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 206
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Scenes of the Buddha preaching
Kizil, Middle Gorge, Small Cave. ca. 6th-7th c. Wall painting. 80 x 60 cm.
MIK III 8846
Pub.: AASR, no. 32, p. 97; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 208
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The Buddha preaching
Kizil, Cave of the Painters (no. 207). 14C date: 478-536. Wall painting. 110 x 141 cm.
MIK III 9148
Pub.: MIAB, p. 92; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 207
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The Buddha preaching (fragment)
Kizil, Peacock cave (no. 76). 6th-7th c. Wall painting. 63.5 x 51 cm.
MIK III 8842
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The Cremation of the Buddha's corpse (Parinirvana)
Kizil, Maya Cave, Site 3 (no. 224). 14C date: 416-526. Wall Painting. 323 x 307 cm.
MIK III 8861
Pub.: Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 224
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The Bodhisattva Maitreya with attendants
Kizil, Maya Cave, Site 3 (no. 224). 14C date: 261-403. Wall painting. 109 x 261
MIK III 8836
Pub.: AASR, no. 27, pp. 90-91; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 222
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King Ajatasatru, his queen and his minister Varsakara (?)
Kizil, Maya Cave, Site 3 (no. 224). 14C date: 261-403. Wall painting. 41 x 72 cm.
MIK III 8864
Pub.: AASR, no. 24, p. 86; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 223
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Varsakara, minister of King Ajatasatru
Kizil, Maya Cave, Site 3 (no. 226). 14C date: 261-403. Wall painting. 20 x 30 cm.
MIK III 8880
Pub.: AASR, no. 25, p. 88
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The Miraculous Crossing of the Ganges
Kizil, Maya Cave, Site 3 (no. 224). 14C date: 261-403. Wall painting. 48.5 x 97.5 cm.
MIK III 8863
Pub.: AASR, no. 26, p. 88; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 225
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The monk Ajnatakaundinya
Kizil, Maya Cave (no. 205). 5th-6th c. Wall painting. 35 x 27.5 cm.
MIK III 9075
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Swimmers in a river
Kizil, Cave of the Seafarers (no. 212). ca. 6th-7th c. Wall painting. 37.8 x 39.5 cm.
MIK III 8398
Pub.: AASR, no. 15, p. 75
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Young ascetic in a leaf hut
Kizil, Cave of the Seafarers (no. 212). ca. 6th-7th c. Wall painting. 42.5 x 35.5 cm.
MIK III 8399
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Acanthus frieze with skull
Kizil, Cave of the Seafarers (no. 212). ca. 4th-5th c. Wall painting. 57 x 74 cm.
MIK III 8401b
Pub.: Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 217
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A meditating monk
Kizil, Cave of the Seafarers (no. 212) 14C date: 341-437. Wall painting. 56.6 x 27.2 cm.
MIK III 8401c
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The Sronakotikarna Legend
Kizil, Cave of the Seafarers (no. 212). 14C date: 561-637. Wall painting. 75 x 733 cm.
MIK III 8401a
Pub.: AASR, pp. 216-218 (drawing and explanatory text); Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 218
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The Cave with the Ring-Bearing Doves
Kizil (Cave no. 123). 14C date: 431-533. Wall paintings.
MIK III 9061-9066
Reconstructed as a walk-in, three-dimensional exhibit. Photo im88i is part of the ceiling in the ambulatory and photos im88h and im88g part of the right wall of the ambulatory (when one faces the back of the cave).
Pub.: Haussman; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 198-202
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Mountainous landscape showing images of Buddhist legends
Kizil, Cave of the Prayer Wheel (no. 114). 14C date: 391-427. Wall painting. 238 x 236 cm.
MIK III 9103
Pub.: MIAB, p. 93; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 197
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Palace scene
Kizil, Cave of the Sea-Horses (no. 118). 6th-7th c. Wall painting. 172 x 294 cm.
MIK III 8412
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The Buddha in a Dragon Boat
Kizil, Cave of the Musicians (no. 38). 14C date: 419-535. Wall painting. 34 x 30.7 cm.
MIK III 8707
Pub.: AASR, no. 23, p. 85; IFB, no. 66, p. 257; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 183
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Scene from the Visvantara Jataka
Kizil, Cave of the Musicians (no. 38). 5th-6th c. Wall painting. 41 x 31.5 cm.
MIK III 8392
Pub.: AASR, no. 21, p. 84; MIAB, p. 94; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 184
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The Self-Sacrifice of a Bodhisattva
Kizil, Cave of the Musicians (no. 38). 5th-6th c. Wall painting. 30 x 25.5 cm.
MIK III 8390
Pub.: AASR, no. 22, p. 85; IFB, no. 65, p. 256; Kezi'er shi ku, pl. 185
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