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TIbetan woodslip

Title TIbetan woodslip

Material ink on wood

Pressmark IOL Tib N 404

Item type woodslip
TIbetan woodslip

Title TIbetan woodslip

Material ink on wood

Pressmark IOL Tib N 473

Item type woodslip
Terracotta camel.

Title Terracotta camel.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.8

Item type figurine
Terracotta monkey.

Title Terracotta monkey.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.18

Item type animal, figurine
Terracotta monkey.

Title Terracotta monkey.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.19

Item type animal, figurine
Terracotta camel.

Title Terracotta camel.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.24

Item type figurine, animal
Terracotta camel.

Title Terracotta camel.

Pressmark MAS.25

Item type animal, figurine
Terracotta camel head.

Title Terracotta camel head.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.44

Item type animal, figurine, plaque
Fragmentary clay figurine of a bird. The animal sits on a stand but is shown with spread wings as if flying. Parts of the beak and the crest are missing. Details such as the feathers were rendered using incised lines.;

Title Fragmentary clay figurine of a bird. The…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.46

Item type animal, figurine
Miniature clay figurine of a bird, probably a hoopoe. The bird is shown with spread wings as if flying. Crest, eyes and feathers were emphasised using incised lines.;

Title Miniature clay figurine of a bird, probably…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.47

Item type figurine, animal
Terracotta ox-head spout.

Title Terracotta ox-head spout.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.52

Item type animal, vessel
Terracotta monkey with drum.

Title Terracotta monkey with drum.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.78

Item type animal, figurine
Terracotta monkey.

Title Terracotta monkey.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.79

Item type animal, figurine
Terracotta monkey.

Title Terracotta monkey.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.80

Item type figurine, animal
Terracotta monkey.

Title Terracotta monkey.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.84

Item type figurine, animal
Terracotta monkey.

Title Terracotta monkey.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.116

Item type animal, figurine
Terracotta moulded figure of a boar.

Title Terracotta moulded figure of a boar.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.126

Item type animal, plaque
Terracotta monkey.

Title Terracotta monkey.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.135

Item type figurine, animal
Fragment of figured silk with ducks.

Title Fragment of figured silk with ducks.

Material silk

Pressmark MAS.863

Item type textile
Stucco figure in the shape of the head and neck of a camel. The figure is very naturalistic, with the mouth open and the upper lip drawn back from the teeth. A wooden guide-peg can be seen protruding from the nostrils. The figure was modelled on a core consisting of bundles of reed bound with strings. Traces of red paint were used to cover the curly fur on the underside of the neck;

Title Stucco figure in the shape of the…

Material stucco

Pressmark MAS.1069

Item type figurine
Photograph taken on German Central Asian Expedition.

Title Photograph taken on German Central Asian Expedition.

Material glass negative

Pressmark MIK B 1325

Item type glass negative
Photograph taken on German Central Asian Expedition.

Title Photograph taken on German Central Asian Expedition.

Material glass negative

Pressmark MIK B 1384

Item type glass negative
Photograph taken on German Central Asian Expedition.

Title Photograph taken on German Central Asian Expedition.

Material glass negative

Pressmark MIK B 1412

Item type glass negative
Photograph taken on German Central Asian Expedition.

Title Photograph taken on German Central Asian Expedition.

Material photographic print, b/w

Pressmark MIK B 1464

Item type photographic print, b/w

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printing-out paper 110 animal 17 figurine 15 painting 12 paper fragment 11 scroll 7 glass negative 6 35mm slide 5 plaque 4 banner 3 woodslip 3 mandala 2 photographic print, b/w 2 sculpture 2 vessel 2 booklet: butterfly 1 paper-cut 1 seal 1 silk fragment 1 textile 1 wall painting 1
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