Overview
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Wooden stick. Although at first glance it looks as if the object had been turned, the cut marks suggest that it was carved. It is shaped to form a design of alternating balls and double cones, the latter additionally decorated with an incised line going all the way around.
Date
200 to 299
Find site
Measurement
height 13.5 centimetres
Description
Scope and content : Wooden stick. Although at first glance it looks as if the object had been turned, the cut marks suggest that it was carved. It is shaped to form a design of alternating balls and double cones, the latter additionally decorated with an incised line going all the way around.
Institution
Historical information
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Find site identifier
Niya
Stein site number
N.XIV.iii.0011~N.XIV.0011
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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