Overview
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Double Rectangular Tablet (Covering-tablet)
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Measurement
depth 1.6 centimetres, height 9 centimetres, width 16.4 centimetres
Material
Language / script
Description
Scope and content : This is a covering-tablet with parts of the seal and string remaining (forms the complete double rectangular tablet with Or.8211/1372). The Kharosthi scripts at the front are partly deleted by sand.
Institution
Date
undated
Historical information
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Niya
Stein site number
N.xxi.2
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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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