A work of art, 1500 years old, was recently sold by auction in London. It is part of the fresco in one of the Hock Temples of Ajanta, in Central India, removed by General J. E. Williams when he was in command at Khampti about* 1819. It consists of four heads in a group from one of the "Stories of the irtns of the Buddha," depicted on the piaster covering the rock-hewn walls. In this cave is an inscription on Ihe rock stating that the cave was given lo a community of Buddhist monks, and fixes the date as the fifth century. No portion of the frescoes, except that to be sold, is known ta Jjave been removed from the sezas!fe
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17128, 25 April 1921, Page 5
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121Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17128, 25 April 1921, Page 5
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