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The frescoes and stucco sculpture brought by Stein from 
Miran show an influence quite apart from the main  body of the 
paintings. In the present state of our knowledge, all that 
can be said about them is that this influence comes from 
regions West of China proper and is closely akin to what we 
have hitherto been content to call "Gandhara". The fact of 
their aesthetic value being less than that of purely Chinese 
art does not detract from their immense value as archeological 
material. It is worth while to point out that Sir Max Aurel 
Stein is quoted as believing that the material of this sort 
which he has seen, cannot be all that exists in that part of 
Turkestan--a suggestion with an obvious bearing on our future 
work.
[[underlined]] FUTURE WORK [[/underlined]] The gentlemen of the British Museum staff,
[[underlined]] TO BE DONE [[/underlined]] with whom I talked, where anxious to have other
[[underlined]] IN TURKESTAN [[/underlined]] workers in the same field and to have more 
material to throw light on the same problem. (1)
From my short opportunity to go over the available parts 
of the collection, I carried away the impression that, for
the present purpose, it may be divided roughly into the three 
following groups:
[[underlined]] THE STEIN [[/underlined]] Group I
[[underlined]] COLLECTION [[/underlined]] "Full T'ang" type,--paintings and textiles
[[underlined]] TYPES [[/underlined]] easily recognizable by their likeness to the
Japanese Hakuho and Tempyo forms.
Group II
"Gandharan" type,--frescoes, stucco heads

(1) Stein is at present in the field, and such reports as 
he has been able to send home mention new and interesting
discoveries.

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