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Painted wooden carving.
Date
400 to 599
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Measurement
height 12 centimetres, width 6.8 centimetres
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Description
Scope and content : Mi. xiv. 003. Painted wooden carving. Fr. curved in cross-section, carved on convex side; prob. part of side of circular casket; bottom chamfered towards outer edge; top flat, with traces of paint and holes whence projected outwards at an angle of c. 45° round sticks 1″ apart, perhaps for basket-work top. Along top edge, from under crescents composed of outer row of large beads and plain inner band (half flowers ?), hang festoons of twisted drapery. Along base between two plain mouldings a row of elliptical jewels (blue ?) with red bead setting, on green ground.
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Find site identifier
Min.
Stein site number
Mi.xiv.003
Find site description
Site near Shorchuk, Karashahr, 20-30 miles east of Lake Baghrash on the northern arm of the Silk Road. It is called 'Ming-oi' meaning the 'Thousand Houses' and consists of an extensive collection of Buddhist shrines. Stein excavated there on his second expedition to Chinese Central Asia. Hedin and Grünwedel had excavated there previously.
Short description : Buddhist Caves north of Korla
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