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Figure of Maitreya Buddha in cave 275 from Northern Liang (397–439), one of the earliest caves. The crossed ankle figure with a three-disk crown shows influence from Kushan art.

Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, China – Fascinating Statues, Manuscripts And Wall Paintings

AncientPages.com | December 15, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Mogao Grottoes, near the oasis town of Dunhuang in the Gobi Desert, China are where generations of Buddhist monks built hundreds of

Amazing Margate Shell Grotto – Kent’s Greatest Mystery

AncientPages.com | June 10, 2014

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Strange and marvelous sights await you when you enter the Margate Shell Grotto. The walls and roofs covered in mystical designs laid out in