Collection object "Or.12452D(3)" • Sanskrit fragment from Balewaste.

Title

Sanskrit fragment from Balewaste.

Find site

Balawaste

Measurement

height 14.1 centimetres, width 14.7 centimetres

Material

manuscript, ink on paper

Language / script

Sanskrit (lang.) Brahmi (script)

Description

Scope and content : See Konow in Stein, IA (1928), p. 1026

Institution

British Library

Date

undated

Provenance

Stein 1913-16

Find site identifier

Bal.

Stein site number

Balew.0187

Find site description

Site near Domoko, 60-80 miles east of Khotan on the southern arm of the Silk Road. On Stein's 3rd expedition, this signature indicates items including fresco and stucco relievos said to have been brought from Balawaste but not actually excavated there.

Excavation history : Stein 1921: 207; Stein 1928: 130.

Short description : Balawaste: Buddhist shrine near Domoko E of Khotan

Or.12452D(3)