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Measurement
height 1.4 centimetres, width 2.7 centimetres
Institution
Date
undated
Historical information
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Find site identifier
Tam.
Stein site number
T.001.a
Find site description
Near Aksipil approximately 15 miles NE of Khotan town on the southern arm of the Silk Road. Called 'Mazar-oili-Sai' (the sai of the Mazar lands) by locals in Stein's day. Yielded gold leaf, monkeys like those found at Yotkan, and Chinese coins dating to 11th c.
Excavation history : Serindia map no. 27, Innermost Asia map no. 14, A. 2. AK 472-3. S
Short description : Settlement near Khotan.
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