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Miniature arch made of carved wood. The decoration consists of a flaming jewel on a lotus in the very centre of the object. To the left and right, two crouching dragon-like creatures are depicted. These have no lower jar but a row of long upper teeth and some sort of mane. Traces of blue and red pigments can still be seen.

Title Miniature arch made of carved wood. The…

Pressmark MAS.991
Fragment of a stucco figure. This is the top-knot of a Bodhisattva's headdress. The top is painted red, the horizontal band black. The wooden core meant to stabilise the construction can still be seen

Title Fragment of a stucco figure. This is…

Pressmark MAS.992
Stucco ornament in the shape of a lotus flower. The large seed cup in the middle was originally surrounded by six petals, one of them now broken off. Green and red paint was used to decorate the object.

Title Stucco ornament in the shape of a…

Pressmark MAS.993
Fragment of a stucco ornament. The object has a hollow centre with a beaded border to which four depictions of lotus petals are attached.

Title Fragment of a stucco ornament. The object…

Pressmark MAS.994
Round stucco ornament. In the centre is a six-petalled flower with a prominent boss. It is surrounded by a double-ring border to which curling flames are attached. Traces of green and red pigments remain.

Title Round stucco ornament. In the centre is…

Pressmark MAS.995
Fragmentary stucco ornament. It is a depiction of a six-petalled lotus set within a bead border. With the exception of the red seed cup, the other parts of the object have been painted in green.

Title Fragmentary stucco ornament. It is a depiction…

Pressmark MAS.996
Round stucco ornament with a six-petalled lotus in the centre. The flower is surrounded by a double-ring border to which curling flames are attached. Traces of orange, green and red pigments remain.

Title Round stucco ornament with a six-petalled lotus…

Pressmark MAS.997
Stucco ornament depicting a precious jewel set within a rope and bead border. Some traces of red pigments remain.

Title Stucco ornament depicting a precious jewel set…

Pressmark MAS.998
Stucco ornament in the shape of a faceted jewel set within a bead border.

Title Stucco ornament in the shape of a…

Pressmark MAS.999
Wooden panel (the left-hand leaf of a small triptych) carved in relief with scenes arranged in three registers: at the top is a standing Buddha with an attendant holding a parasol; in the middle is a Buddha standing on a lotus flower, worshipped by three kneeling figures; at the bottom are two separate scenes showing a standing Buddha holding a staff on the left, and two male kneeling donors on the right. This small panel was originally the left-hand leaf of a portable shrine made of three panels. It still bears traces of painting.;

Title Wooden panel (the left-hand leaf of a…

Material wood

Pressmark MAS.1000
Fragment of a clay figure. This is probably the upper arm of a Bodhisattva, which was decorated with an ornament in the shape of a flower set within a bead border. The object was made using a mold and then covered with a white slip before being fired.

Title Fragment of a clay figure. This is…

Pressmark MAS.1001

Item type figurine
Stucco ornament in the shape of a six-petalled lotus with a raised seed cup, set within a bead border. Traces of a white slip and red pigments are clearly visible.

Title Stucco ornament in the shape of a…

Pressmark MAS.1002
Stucco ornament in the shape of a lotus with a raised seed cup and six petals.

Title Stucco ornament in the shape of a…

Pressmark MAS.1003
Stucco ornament in the shape of a faceted jewel set within a bead border. Traces of red and black paint as well as gilding remain.

Title Stucco ornament in the shape of a…

Pressmark MAS.1004
Tassel pendant from the cornice of a building. The shape roughly resembles that of a stupa. The object was modelled in stucco around a wooden core and then painted in crimson and green. Traces of gilding are also still visible.

Title Tassel pendant from the cornice of a…

Pressmark MAS.1005
Tassel pendant from the cornice of a building. The shape roughly resembles that of a stupa. Mould-made of stucco, with traces of a white slip and red as well as black paint still visible.

Title Tassel pendant from the cornice of a…

Pressmark MAS.1006
Tassel pendant from the cornice of a building. The shape roughly resembles that of a stupa. Mould-made of stucco, with traces of a white slip and red paint still visible.

Title Tassel pendant from the cornice of a…

Pressmark MAS.1007
Stucco figure in the shape of the head of an old woman with a grotesque face. Forehead and cheeks are extremely wrinkled and with the bulging brows and prominent cheeks the eyes seem very deep-set. The hair is parted in the middle and brushed back behind the ears.

Title Stucco figure in the shape of the…

Pressmark MAS.1008
Glass bead. The lower half is round whereas the upper half has been flattened when the stem was drawn out into a rod.

Title Glass bead. The lower half is round…

Pressmark MAS.1009
Glass bead with a flattened base. The stem has been drawn out into a rod at the end.

Title Glass bead with a flattened base. The…

Pressmark MAS.1010
Fragmentary stucco figure of a male deity, probably a Bodhisattva. The figure has a serene facial expression and hair which is drawn loosely back under a fillet made of alternating plain and beaded bands. The topknot of the hairstyle is broken off. He wears an armlet with a flower-shaped decoration on the right upper arm and two beaded bands around the chest. These are decorated with a rosette in the centre. Behind the figure, the remains of a cloak are visible. While the body was made using a mould, the jewellery was moulded and applied separately.;

Title Fragmentary stucco figure of a male deity,…

Material stucco

Pressmark MAS.1011

Item type figurine
Fragmentary stucco figure of a standing Bodhisattva. His hair is drawn loosely back under a fillet made of alternating plain and beaded bands. It is fastened in a partly broken topknot decorated with a rosette on the front and two half-rosettes on the sides. He wears flower-shaped earrings and armlets, a necklace and beaded bands across the chest. These are decorated with an appliquŽ rosette in the centre. The figure was made using a mould while the jewellery was made and applied separately.;

Title Fragmentary stucco figure of a standing Bodhisattva.…

Material stucco

Pressmark MAS.1012

Item type figurine
Fragmentary stucco figure of a standing male person. The legs are covered with a clinging robe, the upper body bare except for the remains of two beaded bands decorated with a rosette. The figure was made using a mould, while the jewellery was made and applied separately. Traces of a white slip can still be seen.;

Title Fragmentary stucco figure of a standing male…

Pressmark MAS.1013
Fragmentary stucco figurine. The remaining part is the bust of a female person with a wrinkled face. She seems to be laughing with wide open mouth and half-closed eyes. Her hair is drawn back loosely under a fillet consisting of plain and beaded bands, the topknot of the hairstyle is broken. She is dressed in a clingin robe which seems to be embroidered partly and wears a large round earring in her right ear. Behind the figure, the remains of a cloak are visible. Traces of a white slip and yellow paint are still visible.;

Title Fragmentary stucco figurine. The remaining part is…

Pressmark MAS.1014

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