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wood tablet, wedge covering tablet

Or.8211/1480

ink on wood

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Title

Wedge-covering Tablet

Find site

Niya

Measurement

depth 1.6 centimetres, height 4.2 centimetres, width 23.2 centimetres

Material

ink on wood

Description

Scope and content : This is a wedge-covering tablet with hole at point and a seal cavity. The Kharosthi scripts are cursive on both sides.

Institution

British Library

Date

undated

Provenance

Stein 1900-01

Find site identifier

Niya

Stein site number

N.xv.2

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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