wood tablet, double-wedged tablet, string, seal, wedge covering tablet
Or.8211/1509
ink on wood
Overview
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Wedge-covering tablet
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Measurement
depth 1.2 centimetres, height 4.5 centimetres, width 23.2 centimetres
Material
Language / script
Subject
Description
Scope and content : This is a wedge-covering tablet with hole at point. There is a seal cavity at the front of the tablet; the string and the clay remain in the cavity. There are blotted Kharosthi scripts at the back.
Institution
Date
undated
Historical information
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Find site identifier
Niya
Stein site number
N.xv.26
Find site description
The Niya archaeological site is approximately 50 miles north of modern Niya/Minfeng on the southern arm of the old Silk Road.
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