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wood tablet, oblong tablet

Or.8211/1365

ink on wood

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Title

Oblong Tablet

Find site

Niya

Measurement

depth 0.1 centimetres, height 3 centimetres, width 10.8 centimetres

Material

ink on wood

Description

Scope and content : This is an oblong tablet with a hole at the top. The Kharosthi scripts on both sides of the tablet are fairly faint. This item is soft but fairly completely preserved.

Institution

British Library

Date

undated

Provenance

Stein 1900-01

Find site identifier

Niya

Stein site number

N.xviii.5

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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