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Camel suckling her calf.

Title Camel suckling her calf.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark 1907,1111.136

Item type paper-cut
Seated monk in meditation.

Title Seated monk in meditation.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark 1919,0101,0.163

Item type painting
Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Title Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Ch 2130

Item type paper fragment
no image available

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Dx-1308

Item type scroll
no image available

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark F-123a

Item type scroll
Pothi manuscript of Aparaimutayuhsutrasharani (Incantation of the Sutra of Eternal Life) in Khotanese.

Title Pothi manuscript of Aparaimutayuhsutrasharani (Incantation of the…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Khot 60/1

Item type pothi
Khotanese manuscript fragment

Title Khotanese manuscript fragment

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Khot S 13

Item type scroll
no image available

Title Tibetan manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Tib J 378

Item type scroll
Tibetan manuscript

Title Tibetan manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Tib J 384

Item type concertina
no image available

Title Tibetan manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Tib J 727

Item type scroll
Line drawing of a buddha

Title Line drawing of a buddha

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Tib J 1361

Item type pounce
Painting of a buddha

Title Painting of a buddha

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Tib J 1362

Item type painting
Sketch of two Vajrāpanis

Title Sketch of two Vajrāpanis

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Tib J 1363

Item type paper fragment
Artefact from Dunhuang, possibly a tantric ritual implement or Tibetan tsakli.

Title Artefact from Dunhuang, possibly a tantric ritual…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Tib J 1364
Tantric diagrams featuring the buddha Vairocana

Title Tantric diagrams featuring the buddha Vairocana

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Tib J 1366

Item type hanging scroll
no image available

Title Tibetan manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark IOL Tib J 1469

Item type paper fragment
Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Title Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark M 23

Item type paper fragment
Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Title Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark M 576

Item type paper fragment
Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Title Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark M 577

Item type paper fragment
Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Title Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark M 578

Item type paper fragment
Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Title Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark M 596

Item type paper fragment
Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Title Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark M 660

Item type paper fragment
Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Title Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark M 660a

Item type paper fragment
Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Title Manuscript from German Central Asia expeditions.

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark M 660b

Item type paper fragment

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Illustrated 127 Buddhism 43 dated documents 12 Manicheanism 11 Daoism 9 colophons 9 Astronomy and Divination 7 Sponsored 7 seal 5 Animals 3 Prayers 3 Social and Economic 3 Medicine 2 Anglo-Afghan War, Second (1878-1880) 1 Apocryphal sutra 1 Blood, writing with 1 Club circular 1 Empress Wu characters 1 Kandahar 1 Literary 1 Official 1 braid 1 calligraphy 1 camels 1 mandala 1
Dunhuang Mogao 92 Kharakhoto 4 Endere Fort 2 Karakhoja 1 Mazar Tagh 1 Toyuk 1
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