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ear cup

Title ear cup

Pressmark 1928,1022.27
ear cup

Title ear cup

Pressmark 1928,1022.28
spatula

Title spatula

Pressmark 1928,1022.29
spatula

Title spatula

Pressmark 1928,1022.30
spatula

Title spatula

Pressmark 1928,1022.31
arrow-head

Title arrow-head

Pressmark 1928,1022.32

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arrow

Title arrow

Pressmark 1928,1022.33

Item type arrow
arrow-head

Title arrow-head

Pressmark 1928,1022.34

Item type arrow
arrow-head

Title arrow-head

Pressmark 1928,1022.35

Item type arrow
seal

Title seal

Pressmark 1928,1022.36

Item type seal
Arrow-head, stemmed, with a triangular body. Made of bronze.

Title Arrow-head, stemmed, with a triangular body. Made…

Pressmark MAS.730

Item type arrow
Object made of a wooden stick around which a coarse string is wound. The usage is unclear.

Title Object made of a wooden stick around…

Pressmark MAS.733
Skewer made of iron. The object is straight with a circular handle.

Title Skewer made of iron. The object is…

Pressmark MAS.734
Arrow-head made of bronze with a triangular body.

Title Arrow-head made of bronze with a triangular…

Pressmark MAS.735
Wedge, made of wood with a little loop at the widest end. Traces of black paint are still visible.

Title Wedge, made of wood with a little…

Pressmark MAS.738
Peg made of carved wood. One side is painted with the face of an imaginary creature with a long beard.;

Title Peg made of carved wood. One side…

Pressmark MAS.740
Part of a fire-lighting equipment. This is a fragmentary wooden board with ten carved notches. Into these notches a wooden shaft was inserted and then spun with the hands, eventually creating heat through friction.

Title Part of a fire-lighting equipment. This is…

Pressmark MAS.742
Wooden apparatus of unknown usage. It consists of two upright pieces of wood which are held in place by two parallel cross-pieces tenoned into them. Between those pieces is a roller into which a slit has been cut. Stein (1921a, 771) suggests that the apparatus was used in connection with weaving or spinning. Fur further information see curator's comment.

Title Wooden apparatus of unknown usage. It consists…

Pressmark MAS.747
Wooden block. The object has an octagonal shape and six round holes drilled into the upper side. Traces of black paint are visible on the outside. The use of the object is not entirely clear but it could be some sort of incense holder.

Title Wooden block. The object has an octagonal…

Pressmark MAS.749
Figure. The shape of this wooden object resembles a snake with the scales painted in black ink. The animal holds a string of fibre in its mouth. The exact use of the objetc is unclear.

Title Figure. The shape of this wooden object…

Pressmark MAS.750
Pen, made from the branch of a tree. For the carving of the tip, the bark has been peeled away.

Title Pen, made from the branch of a…

Pressmark MAS.761
Arrowhead made of bronze with a triangular body. The stem is made of iron, the tip is very worn.

Title Arrowhead made of bronze with a triangular…

Pressmark MAS.762

Item type arrow
Rectangular seal case made of carved wood. The centre is hollowed out and three grooves have been sawn into two opposing sides. These were meant to hold the string which kept the seal in place.It is also preserved.

Title Rectangular seal case made of carved wood.…

Material wood

Pressmark MAS.765
Rectangular seal-case made of wood. The centre has been sawn out in a square.

Title Rectangular seal-case made of wood. The centre…

Pressmark MAS.766

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