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Rectangular seal case made of carved wood. The centre is hollowed out and three grooves have been sawn into two opposing sides. These were meant to hold the string which kept the seal in place.It is also preserved.
Date
200 BCE to 200 CE
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Measurement
depth 3.4 centimetres, height 4.6 centimetres, width 3.6 centimetres
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Description
Scope and content : Rectangular seal case made of carved wood. The centre is hollowed out and three grooves have been sawn into two opposing sides. These were meant to hold the string which kept the seal in place. It is also preserved.
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DHL.
Stein site number
T.XII.a.009
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Chinese Han-dynasty defensive structures (walls, forts, beacon towers etc) runnning north of Dunhuang in the Gobi desert.
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