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Fragment of wall-painting.

Title Fragment of wall-painting.

Material ink and colours on plaster

Pressmark 1919,0101,0.261

Item type wall painting
wall-painting

Title wall-painting

Material ink and colours on plaster

Pressmark 1919,0101,0.265

Item type wall painting
Fragment of wall-painting.

Title Fragment of wall-painting.

Material ink and colours on plaster

Pressmark 1919,0101,0.271

Item type wall painting
Khotanese manuscript fragment

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Khot 37/14

Item type pothi
Khotanese manuscript fragment

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Khot S 28

Item type scroll
Hand of a figure with the second finger bent over to meet the thumb, made of carved wood covered with white slip. Between the fingers there is a network of red lines.;

Title Hand of a figure with the second…

Pressmark MAS.376
Stucco relief Buddha.

Title Stucco relief Buddha.

Material stucco

Pressmark MAS.382

Item type figurine
Stucco relief Buddha.

Title Stucco relief Buddha.

Material stucco

Pressmark MAS.383

Item type figurine, plaque
Stucco relief fragment.

Title Stucco relief fragment.

Material stucco

Pressmark MAS.386

Item type figurine
Wooden carving, probably part of a chair back. The base is cut into five steps, on the top of which is depicted a mountain goat in side view.;

Title Wooden carving, probably part of a chair…

Pressmark MAS.390
Spiral curls made of stucco. It represents the hair of the Buddha which, according to legend, grew back curly after he shaved his head as a sign of his renunciation of earthly life. The curls were made using a mould similar to MAS.410.;

Title Spiral curls made of stucco. It represents…

Pressmark MAS.406
Fragment of a bead and lotus petal wreath border, possibly from a vesica. Made of moulded stucco and bearing traces of red paint.;

Title Fragment of a bead and lotus petal…

Pressmark MAS.407
Mould for making a bead and lotus petal border. Made of stucco. For a boarder made using this mould see MAS.414.;

Title Mould for making a bead and lotus…

Pressmark MAS.408
Fragment of a mould for making a vesica with a flame-pattern border. Made of stucco. For the second part of the object see MAS.409b;

Title Fragment of a mould for making a…

Pressmark MAS.409.a
Fragment of a mould for making a vesica with a flame-pattern border. Made of stucco. For the second part of this object see also MAS.409a;

Title Fragment of a mould for making a…

Pressmark MAS.409.b

Item type mould
Fragment of a mould for making a vesica with a flame-pattern border, made of stucco.;

Title Fragment of a mould for making a…

Pressmark MAS.409.c
Mould made of stucco. It was used to produce spiral curls representing the Buddhas hair. For examples that were probably made using this mould see MAS.406 and Mas.421.;

Title Mould made of stucco. It was used…

Pressmark MAS.410

Item type mould
Fragment of a stucco ornament. This is a bead and lotus petal border which was moulded using the mould MAS.408 and then painted in red and white. The border was probably part of a lotus throne.;

Title Fragment of a stucco ornament. This is…

Pressmark MAS.414
Figurine of a swaddled infant, modelled in stucco.;

Title Figurine of a swaddled infant, modelled in…

Pressmark MAS.418
Fragment of painted wood.

Title Fragment of painted wood.

Pressmark MAS.419
Fragment from a statue made of clay. This is a hand depicted with bent fingers. Traces of a light slip and red pigments remain.;

Title Fragment from a statue made of clay.…

Pressmark MAS.420
Three spiral curls made of stucco. They represent the hair of the Buddha which, according to legend, grew back curly after he shaved his head as a sign of his renunciation of earthly life. The curls were made using a mould similar to MAS.410.;

Title Three spiral curls made of stucco. They…

Pressmark MAS.421
Stucco mould.

Title Stucco mould.

Material stucco

Pressmark MAS.426

Item type plaque, mould
Stucco plaque showing a Gandharva kneeling in adoration on a lotus, both hands folded and facing to the right. Gandharvas are said to be supernatural beings with superb musical skills. This one wears a crown and a lot of jewellery and is surrounded by a flame-border.;

Title Stucco plaque showing a Gandharva kneeling in…

Pressmark MAS.429

Item type plaque

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Artefact 26 Manuscript (inc. blockprint) 24 Painting 3
pothi 15 figurine 4 mould 3 plaque 3 wall painting 3 scroll 1
manuscript, ink on paper 15 stucco 4 ink and colours on plaster 3
Buddhism 22
Khadalik 57
British Museum 32 British Library 25

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Brahmi (script) 22 Khotanese (lang.) 14 Sanskrit (lang.) 10 not applicable 10 Chinese (lang.) 1 Chinese (script) 1
Stein 1906-8 35 Skrine 1922-4 13
Buddhism: Art and Faith (Zwalf) 12 Khotanese Manuscripts in the British Library (Skjaervø) 11 Chinese Manuscript Fragments (Enoki) 1 List of Manuscripts in Languages of Central Asia and Sanskrit (Barnett) 1 Tibetan Manuscripts from Dunhuang I (de le Vallée Poussin) 1

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