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Wooden weaving comb.
Date
200 to 299
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Measurement
height 23 centimetres, width 10.8 centimetres
Material
Language / script
Description
Scope and content : N. XXII. i. 001. Heavy wooden comb, for pressing down threads in weaving. Projecting handle. Surface polished by use. Cf. L.B. IV. vii. 002. Cf. Anc. Khotan, ii. Pl. LXXIII, N. XX. 05. H. 6½″ (with handle, 9″); length of teeth 5/16″; width 4″; thickness 1¾″; four teeth to 1″. Pl. XXVIII. [Ser]
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Niya
Stein site number
N.XXII.i.001
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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