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Round ornament made of grey clay with a white slip. The ornament probably represents a jewel and consists of a bigger stone in the centre set within a plain band.

Title Round ornament made of grey clay with…

Pressmark MAS.303
Fragment of wall-decoration made of light grey clay. The crescent-shaped object is decorated with two incised lines.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration made of light grey…

Pressmark MAS.304
Floral ornament made of yellowish brown moulded clay, depicting a fleur-de-lis. The leaves on both sides are decorated with rounded incised lines, while the diamond-shaped leaf in the middle is decorated with diamond-shaped incisions. At the lower part of the three leaves is a double-binding.

Title Floral ornament made of yellowish brown moulded…

Pressmark MAS.305
Floral ornament made of yellowish brown moulded clay with a light-coloured slip. Depicted is a fleur-de- lis. The leaves on both sides are decorated with rounded incised lines, while the diamond-shaped leaf in the middle is decorated with diamond-shaped incisions. At the lower part of the three leaves is a double-binding.

Title Floral ornament made of yellowish brown moulded…

Pressmark MAS.306
Fragment of statue made of brown clay.The object has the shape of a large round medallion, probably once a decorative ornament of a halo. A flower in the centre is surrounded by a ring of leaves or flames. This inner ring is encircled by a double band which also forms the edge of the medallion. The reverse shows imprints of reeds/organic materials which were used in wall-facing.

Title Fragment of statue made of brown clay.The…

Pressmark MAS.307
Hair knot made of yellowish brown clay and a light brown slip. It once belonged to a statue depicting a Bodhisattva. The nimbus with a wavy pattern as well as part of the crown or diadem is still visible.

Title Hair knot made of yellowish brown clay…

Pressmark MAS.308
Fragment of relief plaque made of red clay with a yellow slip. Shown is a seated Buddha wearing a robe with prominent folds. A fragment of a head nimbus enclosed by a plain band is visible. He is shown seated, with crossed legs and closed eyes. The ears are strongly elongated, the hands are hidden under a part of the robe.

Title Fragment of relief plaque made of red…

Pressmark MAS.309
Fragment of a figure. It is part of a human face with nose, lips and chin remaining. All facial features, especially the lips and the dimples have been carefully modelled. The figure was made of stucco and covered with a white slip.

Title Fragment of a figure. It is part…

Pressmark MAS.310
Fragment of a statue made of yellowish brown, hard-baked clay. Elongated human ear with part of the pierced earlobe missing.

Title Fragment of a statue made of yellowish…

Pressmark MAS.311
Fragment of a statue, made of red clay with traces of a light-coloured slip. The curled shape, here with two notched lines at the borders, is most commonly addressed as cloud ornament. Often it is part of the border of a halo. The ornament can be curled clockwise or anti-clockwise.

Title Fragment of a statue, made of red…

Pressmark MAS.312
Fragment of a statue, made of red clay with a light-coloured slip. The curled shape, here with two notched lines at the borders, is most commonly addressed as cloud ornament. Often it is part of the border of a halo. The ornament can be curled clockwise or anti-clockwise.

Title Fragment of a statue, made of red…

Pressmark MAS.313
Fragment of an ornament made of yellow clay with traces of a light-coloured slip. The curled shape, here with two notched lines at the borders, is most commonly addressed as cloud ornament. Often it is part of the border of a halo. The ornament can be curled clockwise or anti-clockwise.

Title Fragment of an ornament made of yellow…

Pressmark MAS.314
Fragment of wall-decoration made of red clay with a yellowish slip. The crescent-shaped object is decorated with three incised lines.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration made of red clay…

Pressmark MAS.315
Fragment of wall-decoration made of red clay with remains of a yellowish slip. The fragment is T-shaped with deeply incised lines running parallel to the three undamaged sides. In the middle is a decoration consisting of five incised lines, possibly depicting a stalk with two leaves on each side.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration made of red clay…

Pressmark MAS.316
Fragment of a statue made of brown clay. The fragment most likely once belonged to the border of a large halo. Still visible is a continuous band of closely set pointed leaves each with an incised line in the middle and around the edges. Right next to it are the remains of a round medallion with two plain parallel bands forming the border. Two flames or petals of the original pattern remain.

Title Fragment of a statue made of brown…

Pressmark MAS.317
Fragment of a circular and rather flat plaque made of grey clay. The uneven surface of the central part suggests that additional ornaments, now missing, were once attached. There is a border consisting of (as seen from inside to outside) two plain fillets, one wavy band and an additonal plain fillet. Attached to this border is a row of crescents separated by pearls.

Title Fragment of a circular and rather flat…

Pressmark MAS.318
Fragment of an ornamental decoration made of red clay with traces of a white slip. Depicted is a quatrefoil flower resting on volute leaves. Above begins the spear-shaped stalk of next flower.

Title Fragment of an ornamental decoration made of…

Pressmark MAS.319
Floral ornament made of yellowish clay with a few traces of red pigments remaining. The open flower has rounded petals, each with an imprint in the middle and a slightly raised boss. A bunch of seeds is hanging down from the corolla.

Title Floral ornament made of yellowish clay with…

Pressmark MAS.320
Fragment of architectural ornament (?) made of reddish clay covered with a white slip. The object has a triangular shape with the pointed end curved toward the outside.

Title Fragment of architectural ornament (?) made of…

Pressmark MAS.321
Fragment of figure made of greyish brown clay, possibly depicting a hair style. A round whorl is in the middle and is surrounded by one row of rather stylized, crescent-shape locks.

Title Fragment of figure made of greyish brown…

Pressmark MAS.322

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Fragment of a statue showing the head of a Buddha with prominent protuberance (ushnisha), slightly smiling with closed eyes. The left ear of the figure is missing, the remains of the right one indicate that the ears were elongated. Made of yellowish brown, strongly tempered clay.

Title Fragment of a statue showing the head…

Pressmark MAS.323
Fragment of a figurine showing the head of a Buddha with prominent protuberance (ushnisha), slightly smiling with closed eyes. The right ear is elongated, the left ear missing, the facial features are rather worn. Made of yellowish brown, strongly tempered clay with a cream-coloured slip.

Title Fragment of a figurine showing the head…

Pressmark MAS.324
Fragment of figure made of reddish brown clay with white pigments still visible. The object has the shape of a 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 reddish brown…

Pressmark MAS.325
Fragment of statuette made of grey clay that has been burned black. This is the head of the Buddha with the elongated earlobes and the protuberance clearly visible. It is surrounded by a halo ending in a wrath of (lotus?) leaves held together by bands.;

Title Fragment of statuette made of grey clay…

Pressmark MAS.354

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