wood tablet, wedge covering tablet, seal
Or.8211/1486
ink on wood
Overview
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Wedge-covering Tablet
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Measurement
depth 1.4 centimetres, height 5.9 centimetres, width 26 centimetres
Material
Language / script
Description
Scope and content : This is a wedge-covering tablet with a hole at point and no inscription visible. There is a seal cavity at the other end and the traces of the Kharosthi scripts are much faded.
Institution
Date
undated
Historical information
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Find site identifier
Niya
Stein site number
N.xv.6
Find site description
The Niya archaeological site is approximately 50 miles north of modern Niya/Minfeng on the southern arm of the old Silk Road.
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