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vessel
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Measurement
height 9.2 centimetres, width 6.6 centimetres
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Description
Scope and content : Sherd of a vessel made of medium grey and coarse pottery, painted black (?). The vessel was wheel-thrown and decorated with impressions of textiles on the outside. These are interrupted by horizontal lines.
Institution
Date
undated
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DHL.
Stein site number
T.XLVI.b.03
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Chinese Han-dynasty defensive structures (walls, forts, beacon towers etc) runnning north of Dunhuang in the Gobi desert.
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