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pothi, paper fragment

Ch 3916

manuscript, ink on paper

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Title

Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Date

800 to 1000

Find site

Kucha

Measurement

height 16 centimetres, width 8 centimetres

Language / script

Chinese (lang.) Chinese (script)

Subject

Buddhism

Provenance

Le Coq 1904-05

Find site identifier

Kucha

Stein site number

T II D K 75

Find site description

Kingdom on the Kucha river on the northern arm of the Silk Road. (Serindia map no. 34, Innermost Asia map no. 17). Many objects with this site designation were purchased in the town.

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