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ear cup

Title ear cup

Pressmark 1928,1022.27
ear cup

Title ear cup

Pressmark 1928,1022.28
spatula

Title spatula

Pressmark 1928,1022.29
spatula

Title spatula

Pressmark 1928,1022.30
spatula

Title spatula

Pressmark 1928,1022.31
arrow

Title arrow

Pressmark 1928,1022.33

Item type arrow
seal

Title seal

Pressmark 1928,1022.36

Item type seal
Object made of a wooden stick around which a coarse string is wound. The usage is unclear.

Title Object made of a wooden stick around…

Pressmark MAS.733
Wedge, made of wood with a little loop at the widest end. Traces of black paint are still visible.

Title Wedge, made of wood with a little…

Pressmark MAS.738
Part of a fire-lighting equipment. This is a fragmentary wooden board with ten carved notches. Into these notches a wooden shaft was inserted and then spun with the hands, eventually creating heat through friction.

Title Part of a fire-lighting equipment. This is…

Pressmark MAS.742
Wooden block. The object has an octagonal shape and six round holes drilled into the upper side. Traces of black paint are visible on the outside. The use of the object is not entirely clear but it could be some sort of incense holder.

Title Wooden block. The object has an octagonal…

Pressmark MAS.749
Figure. The shape of this wooden object resembles a snake with the scales painted in black ink. The animal holds a string of fibre in its mouth. The exact use of the objetc is unclear.

Title Figure. The shape of this wooden object…

Pressmark MAS.750
Pen, made from the branch of a tree. For the carving of the tip, the bark has been peeled away.

Title Pen, made from the branch of a…

Pressmark MAS.761
Rectangular seal case made of carved wood. The centre is hollowed out and three grooves have been sawn into two opposing sides. These were meant to hold the string which kept the seal in place.It is also preserved.

Title Rectangular seal case made of carved wood.…

Material wood

Pressmark MAS.765
Rectangular seal-case made of wood. The centre has been sawn out in a square.

Title Rectangular seal-case made of wood. The centre…

Pressmark MAS.766
Sample of calcined reeds, originally coming from a stack of fascines.

Title Sample of calcined reeds, originally coming from…

Pressmark MAS.767
Noose made of a coarse rope. The rope is bent double and plaited together to make a rope of double size.

Title Noose made of a coarse rope. The…

Pressmark MAS.768
Roughly square seal case made of wood. The centre is hollowed out and in two opposing sides, three grooves have been sawn. These were meant to hold the string, which is also preserved and was used to keep the seal in place.

Title Roughly square seal case made of wood.…

Pressmark MAS.771
Small bag made grey silk.

Title Small bag made grey silk.

Pressmark MAS.773

Item type bag
Wooden spatula with a slim blade and a long and thin handle.

Title Wooden spatula with a slim blade and…

Pressmark MAS.774
Rectangular seal-case made of carved wood. The centre is hollowed out and three grooves have been sawn into two opposite sides. These were meant to hold the strings which keept the seal in place.

Title Rectangular seal-case made of carved wood. The…

Pressmark MAS.775
Fragment of a broom made of split cane and string. For a full description of the method of construction see Curatorial Comment below.

Title Fragment of a broom made of split…

Pressmark MAS.776
Bowl. This is possibly a fragmented handle of an ear cup, which was made of lacquered wood.

Title Bowl. This is possibly a fragmented handle…

Pressmark MAS.779

Item type bowl
Turned wooden bowl with a moulding forming a foot. When found, the bowl contained coins (Stein 1921a, 779).

Title Turned wooden bowl with a moulding forming…

Pressmark MAS.781

Item type bowl

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