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Small bone die with incised round pips.

Title Small bone die with incised round pips.

Material bone

Pressmark MAS.602

Item type die
Knife with an iron blade and a horn handle.

Title Knife with an iron blade and a…

Pressmark MAS.603
Bone object of an oblong, slightly curved shape. The object is decorate with incised circles, each with a small hole in the middle. It was used to reinforce the lower limb of a bow.

Title Bone object of an oblong, slightly curved…

Pressmark MAS.604
Small net made of hemp string, probably used for fishing.

Title Small net made of hemp string, probably…

Pressmark MAS.605
Fragment of a helmet. The helmet was made of leather which was reinforced with a coating of red and black lacquer. A thin strip has been left untreated and thus the leather is visible.

Title Fragment of a helmet. The helmet was…

Pressmark MAS.609
Fragment of armour consisting of four rectangular scales. The scales were made of carved leather and covered with several layers of black and red lacquer. The decoration consists of red semi-circles. Some are still held together by leather strips.;

Title Fragment of armour consisting of four rectangular…

Material leather

Pressmark MAS.610

Item type military equipment
Pouch of yellow felt.

Title Pouch of yellow felt.

Pressmark MAS.615

Item type textile, bag
Scale of armour. This object was made of leather and then reinforced by applying several coats of red lacquer. It is decorated with an S-shaped motif in the centre and two horizontal strokes on either side of it. A total of ten holes has been drilled into it.;

Title Scale of armour. This object was made…

Material leather

Pressmark MAS.616

Item type military equipment
Reed pen with a split nib.

Title Reed pen with a split nib.

Pressmark MAS.619
Wooden weaving stick

Title Wooden weaving stick

Material wood

Pressmark MAS.624.a
Wooden spindle whorl. The object is disc-shaped and has been decorated with incised concentric circles on one side.

Title Wooden spindle whorl. The object is disc-shaped…

Material wood

Pressmark MAS.624.b
Fragment of an arrow made of lacquered reed. Traces of feathers can still be seen.

Title Fragment of an arrow made of lacquered…

Pressmark MAS.626

Item type arrow
An 8th-9th century Tibetan military fort in the Lop Desert.

Title An 8th-9th century Tibetan military fort in…

Pressmark Miran Fort

Item type fort
Register of names in Old Turkic in runic script

Title Register of names in Old Turkic in…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/76(1)

Item type paper fragment
Register of names in Old Turkic in runic script

Title Register of names in Old Turkic in…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/76(2)

Item type paper fragment
Register of names in Old Turkic in runic script

Title Register of names in Old Turkic in…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.8212/76(3)

Item type paper fragment
Pratimokṣa Sūtra

Title Pratimokṣa Sūtra

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.15000/332

Item type paper fragment
no image available

Title This item is under IOL Tib N…

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.15000/333

Item type paper fragment
Letter to a Buddhist monk

Title Letter to a Buddhist monk

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.15000/336

Item type paper fragment
Tibetan Buddhist manuscript

Title Tibetan Buddhist manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.15000/379

Item type pothi
no image available

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.15000/418

Item type paper fragment
manuscript

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.15000/438

Item type paper fragment
manuscript

Title manuscript

Material manuscript, ink on paper

Pressmark Or.15000/440

Item type paper fragment

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Buddhism 4 Social and Economic 3 Animals 1 Bon 1 Illustrated 1 Medicine 1 Textile 1 commerce 1 letter 1
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