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buckle

Title buckle

Pressmark 1928,1022.18

Item type buckle
box

Title box

Pressmark 1928,1022.19
basket

Title basket

Pressmark 1928,1022.21
Lamp made of clay. The shape is hemispherical, with one side pinched out to hold the wick.

Title Lamp made of clay. The shape is…

Pressmark MAS.660
Bronze buckle of an oval shape with tongue on hinge.

Title Bronze buckle of an oval shape with…

Pressmark MAS.665

Item type buckle
Fragmentary whetstone made of limestone. The cross section is of lentoid shape, the object is worn on one side.

Title Fragmentary whetstone made of limestone. The cross…

Pressmark MAS.666
Strip of cast bronze openwork, probably a belt fitting. The object is decorated with a floral scroll-work with raised dots on both sides.;

Title Strip of cast bronze openwork, probably a…

Pressmark MAS.670
Bronze ring. The outside is ribbed and adorned with a raised band decorated with incised lines. The ends of the band are flattened at the juncture. The ring has a green patine in some places.

Title Bronze ring. The outside is ribbed and…

Pressmark MAS.676
Pair of chopsticks made of wood.

Title Pair of chopsticks made of wood.

Pressmark MAS.680.a-b
Wodden measure. This is a rectangular wooden strip, incised on one side with nine cross-lines. The central line is crossed by two diagonal lines

Title Wodden measure. This is a rectangular wooden…

Pressmark MAS.682
Fragment of a wooden bar, probably a stay for the spindle of a churn. The object increased in width at both ends and in the centre. Holes have been drilled into these places.

Title Fragment of a wooden bar, probably a…

Pressmark MAS.683
Fire-lighting equipment in two pieces. It consists of a wooden board with four notches and a hole in the centre. Through the hole a strip of leather has been attached to a pointed wooden stick. It is probably what remains of the wooden shaft which was spun with the hands and against the wooden board, eventually creating heat through friction.

Title Fire-lighting equipment in two pieces. It consists…

Pressmark MAS.684
Fragment of a bronze terminal. The outline is semicircular and ends in a crudely cast lion's head. The object is hollow and open on one side, possibly to fit on wood (?).

Title Fragment of a bronze terminal. The outline…

Pressmark MAS.685
Handle of a wheel-thrown vessel made of red clay, covered with a white slip. The handle is set horizontally and decorated with vertical incised lines. It is also pierced vertically, probably to hold a cord.

Title Handle of a wheel-thrown vessel made of…

Pressmark MAS.689
Fine-toothed wooden comb with a strongly arched top. It is in very good condition and none of the teeth have broken off.

Title Fine-toothed wooden comb with a strongly arched…

Pressmark MAS.691

Item type comb
Disc made of black soapstone. It is rounded except for on two sides and pierced in the middle.

Title Disc made of black soapstone. It is…

Pressmark MAS.692
Small wooden comb with a strongly arched top. Some of the widely spaced and short teeth have broken off.;

Title Small wooden comb with a strongly arched…

Pressmark MAS.694

Item type comb
Lentoid seal made of lignite. One side shows the head of a person wearing an elaborate headdress and facing left, the other side an animal (dragon?) head, also facind left. The seal is pierced horizontally.

Title Lentoid seal made of lignite. One side…

Pressmark MAS.695

Item type seal
Fragment of a glass vessel. The glass is yellowish-white and translucent, the outside decorated with hollow-ground circles.

Title Fragment of a glass vessel. The glass…

Pressmark MAS.697

Item type vessel
Wooden beam with a relief carving on one side. The decoration consists of two continuous branches which interlace in regular intervals. The spaces formed have been filled with eight-petalled flowers.

Title Wooden beam with a relief carving on…

Pressmark MAS.698
Fragment of a wooden capital decorated with a carved floral decoration.

Title Fragment of a wooden capital decorated with…

Pressmark MAS.699
Silver ring with a round bezel on top. The round stone it would have originally contained is now missing.

Title Silver ring with a round bezel on…

Pressmark MAS.701
Wooden finial, probably of a model of a stupa. It consists of fourteen umbrella-shaped sections and ends in two discs intersecting each other at right angles. The object has a hole at the bottom and could be attached to another object. Traces of gilding remain.

Title Wooden finial, probably of a model of…

Pressmark MAS.702

Item type stupa
Wooden block in two pieces. The larger part is occupied by a raised wooden square decorated with an eight-petalled lotus.Three holes in the centre of the lotus contain traces of pins. These were probably used to affix an additional piece to the object.

Title Wooden block in two pieces. The larger…

Pressmark MAS.703

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