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OR.8212/702

manuscript, ink on paper

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Title

manuscript

Find site

Balawaste

Material

manuscript, ink on paper

Language / script

Chinese (lang.) Khotanese (lang.) Brahmi (script) Chinese (script)

Institution

British Library

Date

undated

Provenance

Stein 1913-16

Find site identifier

Bal.

Stein site number

Balaw.0160

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

Maspero, HenriLes Documents Chinois de la Troisieme Expedition de Sir Aurel Stein en Asie CentraleLondonThe Trustees of the British Museum1953A catalogue of the documents and fragments brought back by Sir Aurel Stein from his third expedition into Central Asia. Maspero describes 607 Chinese items, which fall into the series between Or.8212/200 and Or.8212/855. He divides the items by site, and within each site, by period. There are separate (and very full) introductions to each section. Each entry has a sequence number, which does not correspond to the items' numbers in the Or.8212 series.DH/CCA/cataloguecollections_en

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