Dunhuang Caves, Cave 428 / East wall, Prince Sattva feeding himself to the hungry tigress. Detail: Right portion, lioness and cubs feeding on body / Northern Zhou; creation date: 557-581 CE

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Work Title: Dunhuang Caves, Cave 428
View Title: East wall, Prince Sattva feeding himself to the hungry tigress. Detail: Right portion, lioness and cubs feeding on body
Creator/Culture: Chinese; Buddhist
Site/Repository: Site: Qianfodong, Dunhuang (Gansu, China)
Period/Date: Northern Zhou; creation date: 557-581 CE
Subjects: China; Architecture; Mogao Grottoes (China); Dunhuang Caves (China); Buddhism; Rock-cut architecture; Caves
Work Record ID: 130357
Image Record ID: 988708
Digital filename: 06d100318
Classification Filing Number: 153; T926; 428E 3i; *.r-digitalonly
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 05:09:39

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 2725 x 1510
File Size: 548 KB
Record: 988708
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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 988708. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-988708/06d100318. April 24, 2024.