Makaras on glazed tubular tile rooftop. Mogao Buddhist caves-Dunhuang-Gansu province-China-0641

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Makaras-mythological creatures with crocodile body head jaws-elephant trunk-deer horns-fish tail on Chinese Xie Shan glazed tile roof in the Mogao Buddhist caves south section. Dunhuang-Gansu-China.

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Size: 5700px × 3206px
Location: Mogao Buddhist Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China
Photo credit: © RWEISSWALD / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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