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Khotanese manuscript fragment

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Khot 7/1

Item type paper fragment
Khotanese manuscript fragment

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Khot 7/2

Item type paper fragment
Khotanese manuscript fragment

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Khot 7/3

Item type paper fragment
Khotanese manuscript fragment

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Khot 7/4

Item type paper fragment
Khotanese manuscript fragment

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Khot 204/1

Item type paper fragment
Khotanese manuscript fragment

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Khot 204/2

Item type paper fragment
Khotanese manuscript fragment

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Khot 204/3

Item type paper fragment
Khotanese manuscript fragment on wood

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment on wood

Material ink on wood

Pressmark IOL Khot W 6

Item type woodslip
Khotanese manuscript fragment on wood

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment on wood

Material ink on wood

Pressmark IOL Khot W 7

Item type woodslip
Khotanese manuscript fragment on wood

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment on wood

Material ink on wood

Pressmark IOL Khot W 8

Item type woodslip
Khotanese manuscript fragment on wood

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment on wood

Material ink on wood

Pressmark IOL Khot W 9

Item type woodslip
Fragmentary clay figure of a woman. Only head and upper body remain. The woman is shown with long hair falling to her shoulders which is cut into a straight fringe. Her upper body is bare except for the two necklaces she is wearing. A hole through the mouth shows that the figure might have been a vessel, for instance an oil dripper. The figure was mould-made using red clay and covered with a white slip before being fired. Details such the eyes and the strands of here were rendered using incised lines.;

Title Fragmentary clay figure of a woman. Only…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.2

Item type figurine
Clay figure of a kneeling woman holding a child in her arms. She wears a jacket with wide sleeves and a pleated skirt. Part of her hair is in a topknot held by a bead circlet, the other part is in a ponytail which is looped up to the top of the head and held by two bows. Her eyes are very prominent and the pupils as well as the nostrils and the corners of the mouth are marked by small holes. Other details such as the trimming of the jacket are emphasised by using incised lines. The swaddled infant wears a cap. Traces of red paint are still visible.

Title Clay figure of a kneeling woman holding…

Pressmark MAS.3
Fragmentary vessel with appliquŽ decoration. Only body and foot of the vessel remain, neck, rim and the two handles are missing. The body is roughly biconical, the foot flat and splayed. The decoration of the vessel consists of appliquŽ plaques as well as incised lines, dots and concentric circles. A band of oval jewels, each set within a bead border, runs round the angle of the shoulder. Above these, a band of leaf-shaped appliquŽ plaques runs around the vessel. Underneath each stump of the two handles is an appliquŽ mask showing the face of a man with a sad expression, a broad nose, bulging eyes and pointed ears with large round earrings. The vessel seems to have been mould-made, as no pottery marks are visible.;

Title Fragmentary vessel with appliquŽ decoration. Only body…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.4

Item type vessel
Clay slab of unknown use. The object is decorated with a scene depicting the faade of a building. In the lower part, a balustrade is shown on which stands a column that supports two arched niches. Inside each niche stands a musician with an elaborate headdress, one playing a flute, the other playing a cymbal. Above the niches a fillet consisting of alternating beaded and plain bands can be seen. It is bordered by an ornament consisting of rectangular tassels alternating with small figurines of men and an elephants.;

Title Clay slab of unknown use. The object…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.5

Item type shrine
Clay figure depicting the face and hair of a woman. Her straight hair is cut into a pointed fringe and part of it falls before her ears. The rest was gathered in a top-knot and a long plait was looped up to the top of the head. The eyes and the hair were rendered in great detail using incised lines.;

Title Clay figure depicting the face and hair…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.7

Item type figurine
Terracotta camel.

Title Terracotta camel.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.8

Item type figurine
Figure (mask). Made of terracotta. According to the register, applique.

Title Figure (mask). Made of terracotta. According to…

Pressmark MAS.9
Clay plaque in the shape of a face. The smiling human face is shown with a broad nose, rounded ears and large round eyes. The hair is slightly wavy and short, the forehead marked by a central dot. The person wears large round earrings.

Title Clay plaque in the shape of a…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.11

Item type plaque, figurine
Terra-cotta appliqué mask.

Title Terra-cotta appliqué mask.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.12

Item type plaque, figurine
Terracotta appliqué mask.

Title Terracotta appliqué mask.

Pressmark MAS.14

Item type plaque, figurine
Clay plaque in the shape of a face. The smiling human face is shown with a broad nose, rounded ears and large round eyes. The hair is slightly wavy and short, the forehead marked by a central dot. The person wears large round earrings.

Title Clay plaque in the shape of a…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.15

Item type figurine, plaque
Fragmentary clay figure of a monkey playing a kind of pan pipes, in China known as paixiao (__/__). The animal is shown as having long hair and wearing a bracelet on the left arm. The figure is flat on the reverse side and damaged so that only the upper body remains. It was made using red clay and covered with a light grey slip. The fingerprints of the artists can still be seen on the reverse side.

Title Fragmentary clay figure of a monkey playing…

Pressmark MAS.17
Terracotta monkey.

Title Terracotta monkey.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.18

Item type animal, figurine

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