Mogao Christian painting
900
unspecified
From the collection of British Museum
900
unspecified
From the collection of British Museum
Title: Mogao Christian painting is a fragmentary silk work from the end of the 9th century. The medium is unknown, but the piece shows a haloed man with crosses on his head and chest, thought to be a Christian figure linked to the Church of the East. It comes from the Guiyi‑ruled Dunhuang under the Zhang family and was uncovered by archaeologist Aurel Stein in 1908 in the Library Cave of the Mogao Caves. The painting is now in London. museum: British Museum.
