Three Celestial Attendants, Kizil Kingdom, ca. 6th–7th century, China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Pigments on mud plaster, 8 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (22.2 x 40 cm), Paintings, The two female figures at left wear beaded textile headdresses typical of the female attendants represented in Kizil paintings, while the male figure at right wears an elaborate turban with diadems. The white highlights used to accentuate the nose and eyebrows of the male figure reflect a technique also employed in the wall paintings of Afghanistan
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Three Celestial Attendants, Kizil Kingdom, ca, 6th–7th century, China, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Pigments, mud plaster, 8 3/4 x 15 3/4, 22.2 40 cm, Paintings, two, female, figures, left wear, beaded, textile, headdresses, typical, female attendants, represented, paintings, male figure, right wears, elaborate turban, diadems, white highlights, accentuate, nose, eyebrows, reflect, technique, employed, wall Afghanistan
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