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figure
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Measurement
height 5.5 centimetres, width 5.8 centimetres
Material
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Description
Scope and content : Lower part of a face made of stucco. Chin, lips, part of the nose as well as the right check remain. The whole object is strongely modelled which becomes especially visible through the full lips and the deep impressions at the corner of the mouth and below the centre of the lower lip. The remains of a white slip are clearly visible.
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Date
undated
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Bal.
Stein site number
Bal.092
Find site description
Site near Domoko, 60-80 miles east of Khotan on the southern arm of the Silk Road. On Stein's 3rd expedition, this signature indicates items including fresco and stucco relievos said to have been brought from Balawaste but not actually excavated there.
Excavation history : Stein 1921: 207; Stein 1928: 130.
Short description : Balawaste: Buddhist shrine near Domoko E of Khotan
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