Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Mogao Caves' has mentioned 'Sculptures' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 2.1 Discovery and revival 3 The Library Cave 3.1 Dunhuang manuscripts 4 Art 4.1 Architecture 4.2 Murals 4.3 Sculptures 4.4 Paintings on silk and paper 4.5 Printed images 4.6 Textiles 5 Caves 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 Footnotes 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External links | WIKI |
| During late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, Western explorers began to show interest in the ancient Silk Road and the lost cities of Central Asia, and those who passed through Dunhuang noted the murals, sculptures, and artifacts such as the Stele of Sulaiman at Mogao. | WIKI |
| Sculptures[edit] | WIKI |
| There are around 2,400 surviving clay sculptures at Mogao. | WIKI |
| The early sculptures were based on Indian and Central Asian prototypes, with some in the Greco-Indian style of Gandhara. | WIKI |
| Over time the sculptures showed more Chinese elements and became gradually sinicized. | WIKI |
| From the murals, sculptures, and other objects found in the caves, the dates of around five hundred caves have been determined. | WIKI |
| Sculpture of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara from Mogao Caves, 890xe2x80x93910, Musxc3xa9e Guimet Great Buddha of cave 130 Lokapala guardian figure, Musxc3xa9e Guimet Sculptures in a niche above a main Buddha figure, Mogao cave 27, High Tang Reclining Buddha in cave 148, second largest reclining figure in Mogao. | WIKI |
| 492 caves are presently preserved, housing about 45,000 square meters of murals and more than 2,000 painted sculptures. | UNESCO |
| Criteria (i): The group of caves at Mogao represents a unique artistic achievement both by the organization of space into 492 caves built on five levels and by the production of more than 2,000 painted sculptures, and approximately 45,000 square meters of murals, among which are many masterpieces of Chinese art. | UNESCO |
| Mogao Caves encompass caves, wall paintings, painted sculptures, ancient architecture, movable cultural relics and their settings. | UNESCO |
| The design, materials, traditions, techniques, spirit, and impression of the caves, wall paintings, painted sculptures and movable cultural relics still exhibit the characteristics of the periods in which they were created. | UNESCO |