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Fragment of silk, not inscribed

Title Fragment of silk, not inscribed

Material silk

Pressmark IOL Khot 221/1

Item type Fragment
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
Sherd of a vessel made of grey stoneware, covered with a thick brown glaze.

Title Sherd of a vessel made of grey…

Pressmark MAS.731

Item type vessel
Sherd of a vessel made of grey clay. The vessel was wheel-thrown and decorated with impressions of a coarse textile on the outside. A coating of black paint or a black glaze was then applied.

Title Sherd of a vessel made of grey…

Pressmark MAS.732

Item type vessel
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
Wooden bracket for hanging equipment or clothing. One side is rounded and decorated with incised lines imitating this shape.;

Title Wooden bracket for hanging equipment or clothing.…

Pressmark MAS.736
Wooden bracket for hanging equipment or clothing. One side is rounded and decorated with incised lines imitating this shape.;

Title Wooden bracket for hanging equipment or clothing.…

Pressmark MAS.737
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.739
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
Peg carved in wood. One side is painted with the face of an imaginary creature.;

Title Peg carved in wood. One side is…

Pressmark MAS.741
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
Ear-cup made of of turned and lacquered wood. The shape of the drinking vessel is still visible with one of the originally two handles still in place. The inside was covered with a layer of dark red lacquer upon which decorative patterns were painted using black lacquer. The decoration of the outside is no longer visible as the lacquer has completely flaked off.;

Title Ear-cup made of of turned and lacquered…

Pressmark MAS.743
Wooden bracket for hanging equipment or clothing. The upper side is wave-shaped with three crest, the edge of the last one being rounded. The incised patterns on two sides mainly consist of parallel running lines imitating the wave-pattern.;

Title Wooden bracket for hanging equipment or clothing.…

Pressmark MAS.744
Wooden bracket for hanging equipment or clothing, damaged. One end is rounded into a circle.;

Title Wooden bracket for hanging equipment or clothing,…

Pressmark MAS.745
Wooden measure made of two individual pieces that have been joined. For the original and detailled description by Aurel Stein see curator's comment below.

Title Wooden measure made of two individual pieces…

Pressmark MAS.746
Wooden bracket for hanging equipment or clothing. The object is decorated with deep carved lines.;

Title Wooden bracket for hanging equipment or clothing.…

Pressmark MAS.748
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
Wooden bracket for hanging equipment or clothing. Crescent-shaped on one end, the edge of one crest is rounded. The incised patterns on two sides mainly consist of curved and zigzag lines, traces of yellow and blue pigments remain.;

Title Wooden bracket for hanging equipment or clothing.…

Pressmark MAS.751
Fragment of a bowl made of blue underglaze stoneware. Part of the footring, base, wall and rim are still visible. The decoration on the inside consists of two parallel running lines close to base and rim while and a circular motif in the centre of the base. The outside is decorated with several large motifs as well as two parallel running lines close to the rim.

Title Fragment of a bowl made of blue…

Pressmark MAS.752

Item type bowl
Rimsherd of a vessel made of pale grey porcelain, glazed on both sides. While the background is always white, two parallel blue lines emphasize the rim on the inside. The outside is decorated with a floral pattern.

Title Rimsherd of a vessel made of pale…

Pressmark MAS.753

Item type vessel

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