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Or.8212/92(5)

manuscript, ink on paper

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Title

String ties from Sogdian Ancient Letter 1

Date

313 to 314

Find site

Dunhuang Limes

Material

manuscript, ink on paper

Language / script

not applicable

Subject

Textile

Description

Scope and content : 3 strings originally used to tie letter (Or.8212/92(1)).

Institution

British Library

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

DHL.

Stein site number

T.XII.a.ii.1

Find site description

Chinese Han-dynasty defensive structures (walls, forts, beacon towers etc) runnning north of Dunhuang in the Gobi desert.

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