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Title Archaeological site

Pressmark Akterek
Fragment of a handle made of coarse red clay. The thick and heavy handle has an appliquŽ in the shape of an animal, probably a feline, of which part of the body, the hind legs and the tail remain. The right leg and the body are decorated with deep notches, below the tail are the remains of an appliquŽ string of beads.

Title Fragment of a handle made of coarse…

Pressmark MAS.235

Item type vessel
Fragment of a vessel made of brown, very fine clay. It is the upper part of a handle which has been attached separately to the vessel. Its top part is modelled to look like a thick leaf and curves outwards and downwards. The lip of the vessel, located behind the curved part of the handle, is thin and very flat.

Title Fragment of a vessel made of brown,…

Pressmark MAS.236

Item type vessel
Fragment of a handle made of grey clay with a very worn greenish-brown glaze. The fragment is one of the end parts of a handle. It is flat, heart-shaped and stamped. The stamped design is difficult to make out, but it is most likely a palmette-design.

Title Fragment of a handle made of grey…

Pressmark MAS.237
Fragment of a handle made of dark brown clay. It is decorated with a lozenge-shaped appliquŽ that is adorned with incised lines, imitating the look of a palm-leaf.

Title Fragment of a handle made of dark…

Pressmark MAS.238
Fragment of hand-made pottery vessel made of reddish brown clay. Above is a raised band which has been stamped regularly with a notched tool, below is a wavy pattern that has been drawn with a comb.

Title Fragment of hand-made pottery vessel made of…

Pressmark MAS.239

Item type vessel
Fragment of a vessel made from coarse red clay. On one side is a very worn green glaze.

Title Fragment of a vessel made from coarse…

Pressmark MAS.240

Item type vessel
Rim-sherd of a vessel. Made of grey clay with a green glaze on both sides.

Title Rim-sherd of a vessel. Made of grey…

Pressmark MAS.241

Item type vessel
Bottom sherd of a vessel made of coarse red clay. The green, all-over glaze is very worn and the original colour impossible to determine.

Title Bottom sherd of a vessel made of…

Pressmark MAS.242

Item type vessel
Rim sherd of a hand-made vessel made of coarse red clay with with a light-coloured slip on the outside. The outside has been smoothed and stamped with a rather irregular pattern of bands consisting of L-shapes, crosses and dots.

Title Rim sherd of a hand-made vessel made…

Pressmark MAS.243

Item type vessel
Fragment of a vessel made of red clay with an all-over dark blue glaze. On the outside the glaze is partly gone.

Title Fragment of a vessel made of red…

Pressmark MAS.244

Item type vessel
Fragment of a hand-made pottery vessel made of grey clay. On the outside the remains of a wavy band are visible which has been applied as a three-dimensional decoration.

Title Fragment of a hand-made pottery vessel made…

Pressmark MAS.245

Item type vessel
Fragment of a vessel (possibly part of a lid) made of red clay with a light-coloured slip on the outside. Near the rim is a raised band which has been stamped regularly with a notched tool.

Title Fragment of a vessel (possibly part of…

Pressmark MAS.246

Item type vessel
Fragment of a relief plaque showing Buddha, sitting cross-legged upon a lotus calyx. The remains of a lotus-leaf border are visible, the head of the figure is missing. Made of red clay with remains of white slip.

Title Fragment of a relief plaque showing Buddha,…

Pressmark MAS.247
Fragment of relief plaque moulded of yellowish brown fired clay. Shown is the Buddha seated against a vesica bordered by lotus petals. He has a head nimbus enclosed by a plain band.;

Title Fragment of relief plaque moulded of yellowish…

Pressmark MAS.248

Item type plaque
Fragment of relief plaque showing a seated Buddha. He has a head nimbus enclosed by a plain band and is shown seated against a vesica bordered by lotus petals. The legs are crossed, the eyes closed, the hands held in the meditation position (dhy_na mudr_). Made of yellowish clay, moulded and fired.;

Title Fragment of relief plaque showing a seated…

Pressmark MAS.249

Item type plaque
Fragment of an ornament in the shape of a half-round moulding, decorated with strings of beads and plain fillets alternately. Made of red clay with remains of a white slip.

Title Fragment of an ornament in the shape…

Pressmark MAS.251
Fragment of a statue made of yellowish brown, fired clay. Elongated human ear with the earlobe missing. The reverse of the fragment is flat and quite rough.

Title Fragment of a statue made of yellowish…

Pressmark MAS.252
Fragment of a double-lobed leaf-ornament made of yellowish brown clay. Traces of a light-coloured slip.

Title Fragment of a double-lobed leaf-ornament made of…

Pressmark MAS.253
Round ornament made of red clay with a white slip. The ornament represents a jewel and consists of a bigger stone in the centre set within a plain band and a bead border. It was most likely part of a BodhisattvaԳ attire.

Title Round ornament made of red clay with…

Pressmark MAS.254
Fragment of a statue made of yellowish brown clay. Shown is a left hand with the fingers doubled down upon their lower joint, while the thumb is turned inwards over the index finger.

Title Fragment of a statue made of yellowish…

Pressmark MAS.255
Fragment of wall-decoration made of yellowish brown clay. The remaining part of the ornament is crescent-shaped but the tips are missing. At the base are the remains of a triangle-shaped structure whose sides consist of a row of beads bordered by plain bands. Right in the middle between the two lines sits a large round bead. The back of the object is plain and smoothed.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration made of yellowish brown…

Pressmark MAS.256
Fragment of wall-decoration showing (?) an open lotus-bloom in birdԳ-eye view. The object is dish-shaped and while the centre is raised, the leafs are held in low relief. Made of yellowish brown clay, traces of paint are still visible.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration showing (?) an open…

Pressmark MAS.257
Fragment of figure made of grey brown clay. Curled spiral that rises to point at centre. It represents a ringlet from the hair of the Buddha which, according to legend, grew back curly after he cut it as sign of his renunciation of earthly life.

Title Fragment of figure made of grey brown…

Pressmark MAS.258

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