From "Chotscho - Facsimile Reproduction of Important Findings of the First Royal Prussian Expedition to Turfan in East Turkistan". All of these artworks were destroyed by the American, Russian, British, and French bombings of Berlin in WW2. Luckily the Germans took high resolution photos before the Allies destroyed them.
Description from book: "A magnificent broadsheet catalogue containing the results of the Second German Turfan Expedition (1904-1905) led by Le Coq. Contains a wealth of photographs of wall paintings, statues and ancient documents found in the Turfan region at Chotscho (the ancient city of Gaochang), the Bezeklik Caves, and the Toyuk Caves. The original prints of pictures from the Bezeklik Caves, which make up the majority of this volume, were destroyed in the Second World War air raid, making this volume the only remaining record."
There are both people with East Asian and Caucasian facial features in the artworks. From what I gathered, this seems to be dated to the Uyghur ruling period. The people with East Asian features seem to be Uyghurs. The people with Caucasian features seem to be either Sogdians or Tocharians. I'm not sure what alphabet is present.
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| Praņidhi scene no. 1 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.1, accompanying text, in German. |
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| Praņidhi scene no. 2 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.2, accompanying text, in German. |
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| Praņidhi scene no. 3 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.3, accompanying text, in German. |
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| Praņidhi scene no. 4 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.4, accompanying text, in German. |
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| Praņidhi scene no. 5 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.5, accompanying text, in German. |
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| Praņidhi scene no. 6 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.6, accompanying text, in German. |
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| Praņidhi scene no. 7 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.7, accompanying text, in German. |
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| Praņidhi scene no. 8 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.8, accompanying text, in German. |
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| Praņidhi scene no. 9 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.9, accompanying text, in German. |
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| Praņidhi scene no. 10 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.10, accompanying text, in German. |
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| Praņidhi scene no. 11 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.11, accompanying text, in German. |
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| Praņidhi scene no. 14 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.14, accompanying text, in German. |
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| Praņidhi scene no. 15 in Temple no. 9, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turfan, Xinjiang 9th C. fresco. |
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| No.15, accompanying text, in German. |
Source:
http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/LFc-42/V-1/page/0077.html.en
http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/LFc-42/V-1/page/0076.html.en
http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/LFc-42/V-1/page/0080.html.en
http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/LFc-42/V-1/page/0079.html.en
http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/LFc-42/V-1/page/0082.html.en
http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/LFc-42/V-1/page/0083.html.en
http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/LFc-42/V-1/page/0085.html.en
http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/LFc-42/V-1/page/0086.html.en
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http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/LFc-42/#LFc-42/V-1
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