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Stein's annotated manuscript of 'Sand Buried Ruins of Khotan.'

Title Stein's annotated manuscript of 'Sand Buried Ruins…

Pressmark 653/1-2

Item type codex
Buddha preaching the law [Amitābha or Sākyamuni].

Title Buddha preaching the law [Amitābha or Sākyamuni].

Material ink and colours on silk

Pressmark 1919,0101,0.6

Item type painting
Bodhisattva with glass bowl.

Title Bodhisattva with glass bowl.

Material ink and colours on silk

Pressmark 1919,0101,0.139

Item type painting, banner
One of a pair of seated fantastic beasts

Title One of a pair of seated fantastic…

Material clay

Pressmark DH-1

Item type sculpture
One of a pair of seated fantastic beasts

Title One of a pair of seated fantastic…

Material clay

Pressmark DH-2

Item type sculpture
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Title Postscript to Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra

Pressmark F-32/4
Square Khotanese wooden envelope-tablet made up of two pieces of wood

Title Square Khotanese wooden envelope-tablet made up of…

Material ink on wood

Pressmark IOL Khot W 1

Item type wood tablet
Sanskrit manuscript fragment.

Title Sanskrit manuscript fragment.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL San 482

Item type pothi
Tibetan manuscript

Title Tibetan manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Tib J 308

Item type pothi
TIbetan woodslip

Title TIbetan woodslip

Material ink on wood

Pressmark IOL Tib N 1103

Item type woodslip
Textile from Central Asia.

Title Textile from Central Asia.

Pressmark LOAN:STEIN.344

Item type textile
Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Title Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark M 4a

Item type paper fragment
Tocharian donor figures. Wall painting from Kizil Cave 8 (Cave of the Swordbearers)

Title Tocharian donor figures. Wall painting from Kizil…

Pressmark MIK III 8426

Item type wall painting
Photograph by Robert Byron

Title Photograph by Robert Byron

Material nitrate negative

Pressmark Neg 1240(90)

Item type nitrate negative
唐敦煌臨本王羲之瞻近、龍保帖 Tang Dynasty, Dunhuang copy of Wang Xizhi's《Zhan jin 、Long bao tie》.

Title 唐敦煌臨本王羲之瞻近、龍保帖 Tang Dynasty, Dunhuang copy of Wang…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8210/S.3753

Item type scroll
Chart of Moxibustion Methods (Jiufa tu 灸法圖)

Title Chart of Moxibustion Methods (Jiufa tu 灸法圖)

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8210/S.6168

Item type scroll
Sogdian Ancient Letter 2 from Nanai-vandak to 'the noble lord Varzakk' in Samarkand concerning news in China.

Title Sogdian Ancient Letter 2 from Nanai-vandak to…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/95

Item type paper fragment
Sogdian Ancient Letter 3

Title Sogdian Ancient Letter 3

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/98

Item type paper fragment
Pelliot Chinese Dunhuang manuscript

Title Pelliot Chinese Dunhuang manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Pelliot chinois 2583
Pelliot Chinese Dunhuang manuscript

Title Pelliot Chinese Dunhuang manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Pelliot chinois 4524
Photograph of Miss F. M. G. Lorimer. Courtesy of Christina Lorimer.

Title Photograph of Miss F. M. G. Lorimer.…

Pressmark Photo 1280/1(1)

Item type digital photograph

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